Bombardier's Delta CSeries deal may trigger a WTO case

Abstract

Significance Bombardier -- one of the top four global aircraft manufacturers and a significant source of employment in Canada and abroad -- is currently seeking a federal bailout to alleviate a significant negative cash flow problem posed in no small part by its CSeries narrow-body airliner. Impacts Airbus and Boeing could face competition in narrow-body airliners should the CSeries establish itself on the market. However, there are few threats to Airbus and Boeing's overall positions at the top of the global aerospace sector. Politically motivated constraints on the US Export-Import Bank may benefit Bombardier via lost sales for Boeing abroad.