Bombardier sees sales pace picking up after winning Boeing suit

Bombardier Inc. has regained momentum on sales campaigns with its customers, after a US trade ruling last month blocked a proposed import duty on its planes, removing an uncertainty for a jet it spent US$6b developing. “It’s been a big relief for the industry, it’s a great victory for competition, for innovation, for the rule of law,” Colin Bole, senior VP of Bombardier’s commercial aircraft unit, said Tuesday. “We’re seeing very positive momentum from our customers.” The US International Trade Commission ruled last month that sale of Bombardier’s C Series isn’t harming the American industry, blocking a Commerce Department decision last year to impose duties of almost 300% after a complaint by Boeing. That has enabled Bombardier to deliver the aircraft to Delta Air Lines, which ordered at least 75 CS100 planes in 2016. <br/>