BOMBARDIER CAN’T PULL BRAZILIAN RIVAL INTO U. S. TRADE SPAT

The United States International Trade Commission has rejected Bombardier Inc.’s request to reopen its case to include Embraer SA, two days before the commission is expected to rule on whether massive duties against imports of the CSeries should remain in place. Bombardier spokesperson Simon Letendre confirmed Wednesday that the USITC had rejected the company’s request, adding that it was “disappointed” in the decision. The USITC is expected to vote on Friday whether Boeing Co. suffered material in- jury as a result of Bombardier’s sale of its marquee CSeries jet to Delta Air Lines Ltd. Boeing launched the complaint last year, accusing the Montreal- based company of embarking on “an aggressive campaign to dump its CSeries aircraft in the United States” and offering the new jet to Delta at “an absurdly low price.” The USITC was originally scheduled to vote on the case Thursday, but had to postpone the decision by a day because of the recent U. S. government shutdown.