Bombardier hit by U.S. tariffs

The U.S. has hit Montreal-based Bombardier with punitive import tariffs of up to 219.63% after Boeing alleged its rival could sell its regional C Series jets at below cost because of subsidies from the UK and Canada


Bombardier CS100: Length, 35m; range, 5,741km

Glass cockpit
Fly-by-wire, sidestick control

Composite wings: Made and assembled in Belfast, Northern Ireland, using resin transfer injection (RTI) process

Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney PW1500 turbofan. Boosts fuel efficiency by 20% over current generation aircraft

Fuselage: Aluminium-lithium. C Series uses 70% advanced materials. Final assembly is done
in Mirabel, north of Montreal


Boeing versus Bombardier (aircraft at list price, max. seat capacity)
737-700 149-seat	$83.4m
737-MAX 7 126-seat	$92.2m
CS100 133-seat 		$62m


Apr 2017: In petition to U.S. Commerce Department, Boeing claims Bombardier offered its planes to Delta Air Lines at “absurdly low” price of $19.6m

Alleged unfair state subsidies to Bombardier

C$1 billion
Invested by Quebec to Belfast plant provincial authorities for 49.5% stake in C Series
programme

C$372.5m 
Pledge by Canadian government to finance Bombardier projects 

£134m (C$223)
Grants, loans from UK government


Sources: Flight Global, Aviation Week, Zerohedge.com 
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