Aerospace battle becomes international dog fight with addition of British
OTTAWA — New details are emerging about the high-level, backroom wrangling around Boeing Co.’s dispute with Bombardier, which is quickly becoming an international dog fight.
The Trudeau government revealed Tuesday that it held secret talks with Boeing in hopes of convincing the U.S. aerospace giant to drop its case against Bombardier at the U.S. Commerce Department.
The revelation came amid word the British government has been lobbying U.S. officials in support of Bombardier, which employs about 5,000 people at an aerospace manufacturing plant in Northern Ireland.
That includes a call on Sept. 5 to President Donald Trump from British Prime Minister Theresa May, who will likely discuss the dispute with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when she visits Canada next week.