The move was prompted by complaints from rival Boeing that the C Series had been illegally subsidized by the Quebec and Canadian governments. In the wake of a decision by the United States government to impose a staggering duty on Bombardier’s C Series airplane, those are topics for parliaments and politicians. “Quebec has been hit at the heart of its economy, at the heart of our aerospace industry, of our engineering, of our innovation,” Couillard said in Quebec City. Lessard’s business plan envisions his 65-person workforce nearly doubling to about 125 employees when the C Series hits full production. The projections are for an additional 1,000 or so C Series jobs once Bombardier is at peak production, Chartrand said.

Source: thestar September 28, 2017 00:33 UTC