Committee warns Bombardier could face fresh Boeing threat

Bombardier could face a fresh threat from Boeing if it decides to appeal the decision by a US trade body not to impose high tariffs on sales of Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft or if Boeing raises further complaints, a UK House of Commons committee is warning. The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has recommended that unless Boeing confirms it will abide by the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) decision – that imports of Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft do not harm the US domestic market – the UK govt should carry out a review of all of the contracts it currently holds with Boeing. The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is also advocating that the UK govt should rule that in future contract negotiations “the past behaviour of companies in relation to economic harm to the UK will be considered”. <br/>