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Home›Montreal›Bombardier calls 220% U.S. duty on CSeries ‘absurd,’ says real fight now begins

Bombardier calls 220% U.S. duty on CSeries ‘absurd,’ says real fight now begins

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September 27, 2017
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A preliminary decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose a duty of almost 220 per cent on sales of Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft met with swift criticism from Bombardier, Quebec officials and the federal government.

Olivier Marcil, vice president of external relations at Bombardier, called the preliminary ruling “absurd” and said the duty was “completely disconnected from reality.”

Marcil also underscored that it’s a preliminary decision and said the real fight now begins to prove to U.S. regulators that Boeing was in no way harmed by the sale of CSeries jets to Delta Air Lines.

“Boeing did not compete against Bombardier in the Delta deal,” Marcil said. “It’s not like they finished number two on a deal — they were not even on the playing field.”

Boeing had complained that Bombardier inked a deal with Delta Air Lines for up to 125 of the jets by offering the planes at below-market price.

The U.S. Department of Commerce ruled that Bombardier benefited from improper government subsidies.

  • U.S. imposing 220% duty on Bombardier CSeries planes

Marcil said Boeing’s only goal for pursuing Bombardier is “to stifle competition in their favour.”

No duties will be paid until an investigation by U.S. officials is final.

Bombardier is expected to deliver the first planes to Delta Air Lines next year.

‘Abusive’ ruling, says Quebec’s economy minister

Quebec’s Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation, Dominique Anglade, called the preliminary ruling “abusive” and “senseless.”

“This is a frontal assault by Boeing against an important sector of Quebec’s economy,” Anglade said. “Quebec will take action to protect the interests of the aerospace industry and its employees.”

“What the U.S. government is telling us today is no to Quebec innovation, no to Quebec creativity, no to Quebec engineering, and no to competition,” Anglade said.

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Quebec’s Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation, Dominique Anglade, called the preliminary ruling ‘abusive’ and ‘senseless.’

Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, said the ruling “was clearly aimed at eliminating Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft from the U.S. market.”

She warned that the U.S. government would in fact be shooting itself in the foot by imposing such a duty.

“‎Components of the Bombardier CSeries are supplied by American companies, directly supporting almost 23,000 well-paying jobs in many U.S. states, including Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, Washington, New York, Ohio, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Colorado,” Freeland noted.

“Boeing’s petition is threatening these U.S. jobs.”

Freeland also said the petition could force Canada to reconsider plans to purchase 18 Boeing Super Hornets fighter jets, a deal worth an estimated  $6.3 billion.

“The government of Canada cannot treat as a trusted partner a company which is attacking our aerospace sector,” she said.

Employees fearful, Anglade promises to defend them

The head of Bombardier’s machinists union said the duty could have “disastrous” implications for Bombardier, and that’s causing a lot of anxiety among employees.

“It could close the American market to us, and that’s the largest market there is,” Dave Chartrand said, noting that around 1,500 Bombardier workers are employed on the CSeries project.

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“If U.S. customers … do not want to buy this plane because of these duties, that could become dangerous.”

In her comments, Anglade addressed aerospace industry workers and their families, telling them that Quebec’s government is with them.

“Quebec will fight tooth and nail to defend the industry,” she said.

Quebec employers council, aerospace industry respond

Quebec’s employers council, le Conseil du patronat du Québec, expressed anger at the decision in a news release issued Tuesday evening.

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Bombardier is expected to deliver the first CSeries planes to Delta Air Lines next year. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)

“We are outraged that Boeing’s attack will lead to possible punitive measures for Bombardier, even though it is a pernicious move by the U.S. carrier with no other purpose than to weaken a smaller competitor, ” said Yves-Thomas Dorval, the council’s president and CEO.

Dorval also expressed concern for the impact such a duty would have on Bombardier suppliers both in Canada and the United States.

“This decision will not only have an impact on Bombardier but on the entire ecosystem of suppliers involved in aircraft construction,” he said.

“This is an unfortunate and extremely serious precedent.”

Suzanne Benoît, president of Aéro Montréal, an industry cluster consisting of 200 companies, said the preliminary ruling will create uncertainty in the aerospace industry and asked for a quick resolution.

“We consider Canada’s and Quebec’s aerospace investments to be in compliance with international trade rules,” she said.

“It is in the interest of all companies that markets remain open and that competition stays healthy.”

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