Further tariff of 80% imposed on import of C-Series plane

The US Department of Commerce has again ruled against aerospace firm Bombardier in its dispute with rival Boeing. 

A further tariff of 80% has been imposed on the import of Bombardier's C-Series jet to the US for alleged below-cost selling.
This is on top of an earlier tariff of 220% which related to subsidies Bombardier got from Canada and the UK.
There have been warnings that the import tariffs could threaten Bombardier jobs in Belfast.
About 1,000 jobs are linked to the C-Series, the wings of which are made at a purpose-built £520m factory in the city.
A spokesperson for Bombardier said: "We strongly disagree with the commerce department's preliminary decision."
The firm said the ruling represented an "egregious overreach and misapplication of U.S. trade laws".
"The commerce department's approach throughout this investigation has completely ignored aerospace industry realities," it said.
"This hypocrisy is appalling, and it should be deeply troubling to any importer of large, complex, and highly engineered products."

Union concern

The programme is not just important to Bombardier jobs in Belfast, but also to 15 smaller aerospace firms in Northern Ireland - and dozens more across the UK - which make components for the wings.
The US Department of Commerce rulings, which could more than triple the cost of a C-Series aircraft sold into the US, could jeopardise a major order placed last year from US airline Delta.
A final ruling in the case is due early next year.
Davy Thompson from the Unite union said workers are very concerned.
"It looms very large over these workers and it's time for the British government to actually step up for British workers," he said.
"We see the British government being bullied by Boeing.
"The EU needs to step in, because effectively they are being bullied too. It needs to stop and it needs to stop now."