Boost for UK Bombardier jobs
A Bombardier CS300 jet, part of the C-series which had been threatened with heavy tariffs Thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland appear to have been saved after plane maker Bombardier won a legal battle in the US that has overturned damaging import tariffs on its C-Series aircraft.
On Friday the US International Trade Commission (ITC) voted unanimously against Boeing in favour of its Canadian rival Bombardier after Donald Trump’s administration had threatened to impose duties of 292%.
The decision defied the expectations of both the British government and trade unions in Northern Ireland. Theresa May held talks with Trump over the dispute at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the prime minister is reported to have reiterated the importance of Bombardier to the ...