Canada Calls Boeing's Trade Challenge ‘Lousy Customer Relations’
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The engine of a Boeing Co. 737 Max 9 jetliner is seen at the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017. Boeing is holding intense discussions with airlines and lessors for the Max 10X and has 'extended business offers' to some potential buyers as it builds a case for the narrow-body jet, said Boeing Vice President of Marketing Randy Tinseth. The decision on whether to launch the plane is expected this year.
Photographer: David Ryder/BloombergBoeing Co.’s pursuit of a trade complaint against Canadian rival Bombardier Inc. at a time it’s negotiating with the government on a major sale of military aircraft is “lousy customer relations,” Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. said.
Boeing alerted Canada shortly before the company petitioned the U.S. to probe whether Bombardier’s C Series aircraft is being sold at unfairly low prices, Ambassador David MacNaughton said Sunday on CTV’s “Question Period,” calling the action “strange.”