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Canada doesn't buy Fighter Aircraft from Boeing
This is not an airliner news and normally shouldn't be mentioned here on "Airliner Watch". But it is strictly related to the airliner wars between Boeing and Bombardier, and makes the headline. (airlinerwatch.com) 기타...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The USA provides Canada's defence for free. We don't need a cluster of leading edge junk to maintain till we need more expensive junk. We don't need EGO-JETS. Let's spend our money wisely on improved medical services for Canadians who NEED help. Used junk with a paint job is just fine.
Air Canada is buying the new 737 max? go figure
Contracts have been signed well before this dispute arose. Air Canada and WestJet are both private corporations with Boeing orders so it would be difficult at this point for the government to interfere at this point without violating a number of agreements. If NAFTA disappears, all bets are off the table.
I believe that the contract between Delta and Bombardier was also signed before Boeing convinced the US government to slap the 300% tax on the C series. It seems appropriate for Bombardier to demand that the Canadian government slap a similar tax on all US government subsidized Boeing aircraft involved in the sale to Air Canada and Westjet. Apparently huge subsidies to Boeing for its development of military aircraft supports its commercial aircraft development too. It is also one of biggest beneficiaries of state tax exemptions/subsidies in the entire USA.
The words “free and fair” only have real meaning in Utopia.
Bombardiers CS series commercial jets would not have proceeded with taxpayer subsidies, forgiveable loans, and handouts. Boeing is right to challenge this.
So the utopia socialist Liberal won't buy new Boeing jets....so what. Canada should have bought F16's at the outset...