Bombardier, Boeing prepare to make final arguments in bitter trade dispute
OTTAWA — The bitter dispute between Bombardier and Boeing will enter a critical phase next week, when the two aerospace rivals appear before an all-important trade tribunal whose ruling will ultimately decide the fight.
The U.S. International Trade Commission will hold hearings Monday in which Boeing will explain why it believes it was injured by Bombardier’s landmark deal to sell C-Series passenger jets to a U.S. airline.
Montreal-based Bombardier will have its own chance to fire back by arguing that the multibillion-dollar deal involving up to 125 C-Series jets for Delta Airlines had no impact on Boeing’s economic well-being.
Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., David MacNaughton, along with his British counterpart, are also expected to attend on behalf of their respective governments, which support Bombardier.