The Commerce Department first recommended the duties on Bombardier's CSeries jets, earlier this autumn after Boeing complained that the planes were dumped in the U.S. below cost and that the company received unfair government subsidies in Canada. (cnbc.com)
Boeing said the only reason Bombardier was able to sell its planes so cheap was because it was the recipient of unfair government subsidies. (canadianbusiness.com)
The Commerce Department announcement, which centered on Boeing's claim that the Canadian jet maker had received unfair government subsidies for its products, was the first in a series of rulings on the duties that are to be charged to Bombardier's products, rulings that could be reversed in months to come. (nytimes.com)