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.
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.
On Tuesday, Delta cheered an understanding reached between the U.S. and Qatari governments that would open the books of state - controlled Qatar Airways, one of the three Middle East carriers that Delta, along with American and United, have repeatedly complained
receive unfair government subsidies.
Boeing had complained to the Trump administration that Canadian airplane manufacturer Bombardier sold narrow - body C - Series jets to Delta below market prices and received
unfair government subsidies.
Boeing has complained that Bombardier had received
unfair government subsidies and dumped narrow - body jets below cost to No. 2 U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines.
The Bombardier CS100 airplane, part of the Bombardier's CSeries, which United States officials found had received
unfair government subsidies.