Boeing has decided not to appeal the ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission overturning an earlier decision by the Commerce Department to impose steep tariffs on Bombardier C Series narrowbodies sold in the U.S., a Boeing spokeswoman confirmed. Boeing’s decision effectively ends its attempts to block a the sale of 75 C Series CS100s to Delta Air Lines through a process by which it had hoped the ITC would impose duties of nearly 300 percent of the price of each airplane.
For its part, Bombardier applauded the ruling and characterized Boeing’s complaint as baseless. “Boeing's claim was meritless and should never have been brought,” said a Bombardier spokewoman in a written statement. “We are happy that it has come to an end. This is good news for the whole aerospace industry and the flying public, which will benefit from the most innovative commercial aircraft built in the last 30 years.”
