Tag: aircrafts

US launches investigation into Canadian aircraft imports

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The Trump administration Thursday launched an investigation into planned imports of Canadian aircraft, following a complaint last month by United States aviation giant Boeing that the planes receive unfair subsidies. The anti-dumping investigation will look into charges that Canada’s Bombardier receives subsidies of nearly 80 percent, and could lead the US Commerce Department to impose equivalent punitive import duties. The preliminary ruling on the 100- to 150-seat planes is […]

Philippine Navy deploys 2 aircraft to patrol Benham Rise

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Navy has deployed two planes to patrol the West Philippine Sea and Benham Rise. “The Navy will henceforth regularly patrol Benham Rise partly due to past Chinese activities there but more importantly because it is part of our continental shelf and awarded to us by the (United Nations),” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. The planes will also be used to enhance the rescue capabilities of the Philippine Navy, […]