I'm well aware that Airbus got smacked by the WTO as well.
Every country who has a company that builds aeroplanes 'plays the game'. I'm sure Boeing and Airbus are experts at 'the game' and neither is without sin. Bombardier could very well be held accountable for the way they 'play the game', but the facts are, they've won in the WTO several times following similar allegations from another competitor. Which, I suspect, is playing closer to the 'rules of the game' than either A or B. As for who plays the game best ...
does it really matter? They're ALL still playing the game and I doubt they'll stop.
Besides, I doubt tariffs will prevent any U.S. carrier(s), who actually wants the C Series in their future, from finding a way to make it happen. Delta are already considering more C Series. The gap between what's fair and unfair probably doesn't even exist in business practices. Rules be damned. Winner take all.
You get away with whatever you can get away with.
That's not new, it's just reality.
Willie
