MONTREAL (Reuters) - Boeing Co’s decision to end its trade case over the sale of Bombardier CSeries jets to U.S. carriers is good news for the aerospace industry and the public, the Canadian plane and train maker said on Friday. REUTERS: Boeing Co will not appeal against the U.S. trade commission ruling that allows Canada's Bombardier Inc to sell its newest jets to U.S. airlines without heavy duties, a Boeing spokesman said on Thursday. “Boeing initiated this legal action to gain a better understanding of the evaluation process, in which we believe the Ministry made a number of critical errors and omissions in its evaluation,” Boeing said in a statement on Friday. Ottawa had responded in December to the trade complaint against its top aerospace firm by scrapping a deal to buy 18 Boeing Super Hornets worth more than $5 billion, and barring it from bidding on a contract to replace Canada's entire fighter jet fleet. Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough told Reuters last month that the government had not yet “decided how far back into the past companies’ (actions) will be analyzed.”

U.S. aerospace analyst Richard Aboulafia said that the trade dispute may not lead to long-term damage, especially if Boeing starts “a new messaging campaign” with Canada and the U.K.

“I think mistakes were made,” said Aboulafia, vice president, analysis, at Teal Group.
Boeing loses a case in Copenhagen city court against the Danish Ministry of Defense over access to documents used in the purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters in preference over Boeing F/A 18 Super Hornets. Boeing argued the evaluation process used in the purchase had been "flawed".