[eBelasco]

If the Canadian and Brazilian governments would stop illegally subsidizing these companies, maybe the market would work correctly and a US manufacturer could enter the market.

[MineralMan]

"If the Canadian and Brazilian governments would stop illegally subsidizing these companies, maybe the market would work correctly and a US manufacturer could enter the market."

Illegally? How are goverment subsidies of airline manufacturers in Canada and Brazil illegal? I assume those governments can do as they please, within their own laws.

US manufacturers are not interested in the Regional market, apparently. There it is. Tough nuts, I guess, but if you're going to fly on a short route, you'll be in a non-US-built plane.

Of course, you could start an aircraft company and start building them if you wanted to.

[ContentiousObjector]

The WTO has ruled that Ottawas hands are clean and it is the Brazilians who are making illegal subsides

But to their credit, they are atleast upfront about their subsides, they don't extract government money via fraud like Boeing does, (look into the 767 leasing deal)

If someone setup a deal like that in China, they would get the firing squad for corruption

[taxed2death]

What the hell difference would it make if an American company entered this market? Do you really think an American company would set up a manufacturing facility in the US? You must be delusional :)