Aircraft
U.S. Proposes Massive Import Duties on Bombardier C Series
Commerce Department calculates value of subsidies at 219.63 percent of airplane’s cost
A Bombardier CS100 sits on display during Delta Air Lines' 2016 Media Day and Fleet Showcase in Atlanta. (Photo: Delta Air Lines)
A Bombardier CS100 sits on display during Delta Air Lines' 2016 Media Day and Fleet Showcase in Atlanta. (Photo: Delta Air Lines)

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday proposed a 219.63 percent duty on the sale of 100- to 150-seat jets from Canada into the U.S., potentially striking a major blow to Bombardier’s C Series program. The ruling comes ahead of planned delivery next spring of the first of 75 Bombardier CS100s to Delta Air Lines, the U.S. launch customer for the program.