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Boeing's Double Standards Are Truly Something to Behold
It's not just Bombardier. All passenger jet-makers have had some kind of helping hand.
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Trade disputes have a way of bringing out the worst in people. Perhaps that’s because they’re fought by lawyers (sorry, lawyer friends!) but it’s also because hypocrisy is rarely far away. Take Boeing Co.’s complaint against Bombardier Inc.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Commerce Department slapped massive import duties on Bombardier’s C Series jet, which Boeing says benefited from subsidies and was sold far below cost to Delta Air Lines Inc.