MarkD, fair point but the vast majority or Arab countries have normal links with Europe/N. America. Countires like Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco and most of the Gulf countries have no 'issues' with the West which Ottawa could object too. I can understand if they ignored countires like Libya, Algeria, Syria and to a certain extent Lebanon but for BBD to shun all the others is not a good business practice and will bite them in the back side as Embraers market share grows.