Bombardier Gets Surprise Win After U.S. Rebuffs Boeing Trade Case

Canadian planemaker calls ITC ruling ‘victory for innovation’
Decision clears way for delivery of C Series jets to Delta

Bloomberg Intelligence’s George Ferguson reports on Bombardier’s win in trade case.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Frederic Tomesco and Andrew Mayeda

January 26, 2018 at 7:36 PM UTC

Updated on

January 26, 2018 at 9:40 PM UTC

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Bombardier Inc. can start shipping C Series jets to Delta Air Lines Inc. after a surprise ruling by a U.S. trade panel that said the proposed imports won’t hurt American industry.

U.S. companies and workers aren’t being harmed by sales of 100- to-150-seat aircraft from Canada, the International Trade Commission said Friday. The tribunal’s unanimous vote blocks a Commerce Department decision last month to impose duties of almost 300 percent.