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Justin Trudeau to Boeing: Stop suing Bombardier
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has renewed his threat to scrap a potential deal to buy fighter jets from Boeing. (money.cnn.com) Más...There is what is legal and what is smart. Trudeau is such a sicialist snowflake that he thinks he can intimidate a powerhouse like Boeing with a threat to not buy a single squadron of Hornets when many times that much money is at stake on the commercial side. That ain't gonna work. Ironically Bombardier sued Embraer about 15 years ago for dumping E-145s on the market to compete with CRJs (and they were guilty too). Now it is there turn. All of these companies play hardball and then whine when it is their time ine barrel. Boeing tries to rip off the US government with the tanker scandal, Airbus gets subsidies from the EU, Embraer from the Brazilian government and now the Canadians MAY be guilty of dumping. If so then Boeing is right to sue but if you have read this far then you this ain't 'bout, it's 'bout winnin' and winnin' big cuz that mean money...big money! Bombardier product dumps, Boeing sues, Trudeau threatens and the dance goes on.
Boeings tactics are wrong. When I fly, I prefer Boeing or Bombardier. That said, I avoid flights using Airbus equipment, and would never fly on a new Airbus Model for at least 18 months after a positive track record is established. Bombardier deserves respect as an aircraft manufacturer, and concentrates on reliability before releasing any new model. I give Boeing the same kudos. Corporate fighting on this level level is a real negative for Bombardier. I don't give a damn about Trudeau, or Trumps politics. My comments focus on the aircraft and my feeling of safety in the air. Bombardier has done many clever things with its aircraft, and they keep getting better at it.
Sorry, I was incorrect in stating, "...is a real negative for Bombardier." I should have said, " "...is a real negative for Boeing." Sorry!
And Boeing will be so pissed when COMAC purchases 30% or more of the CSeries Holding from Quebec govt and Bombardier and inject some $ to expand the factory and launch the CS500 & CS700 with China placing some hundreds units orders right of the bat...
There is what is legal and then there is what is smart. Trudeau is such a socialist snowflake that he thinks he can intimidate a powerhouse like Boeing from taking a legal action with a threat to not buy a single squadron of Hornets (when many times that much money is at stake on the commercial side). Not too smart.
Ironically Bombardier sued Embraer about 15 years ago for product dumping E-145s on the market to compete with CRJs and Now it is there turn. All of these companies play hardball and then whine when it is their time in the barrel. Boeing tries to rip off the US government with the tanker scandal, Airbus gets subsidies from the EU, Embraer from the Brazilian government and now the Canadians may be guilty of dumping so the PM cries foul (nothing to see here folks, move along, move along).
If Canada is product dumping then Boeing is right to sue but if you have read this far then you already know that "this ain't 'bout-that; it's 'bout winnin' and winnin' big cuz that means money...big money! " It is a rather nasty form of 'combat ballet' (otherwise known as business). Bombardier product dumps, Boeing sues, Trudeau threatens and the dance goes on.