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UPDATE 1-Bombardier's first CSeries variant wins Transport Canada certification

Published 2015-12-18, 10:03 a/m
© Reuters. UPDATE 1-Bombardier's first CSeries variant wins Transport Canada certification
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By Allison Lampert
MONTREAL, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Canada's Bombardier Inc
BBDb.TO received certification on Friday for its CSeries
110-seater plane, a milestone that could boost airline
confidence in an aircraft program that has not had a sale in
more than a year.
Transport Canada, the program's primary regulator, has
certified the smaller of the two CSeries planes, the CS100, said
Transport Minister Marc Garneau.
It is the largest passenger aircraft ever certified by
Transport Canada, Garneau said at Bombardier's Mirabel facility,
which is located north of Montreal.
Certification comes after the promise of a $1 billion dollar
cash infusion in October from the Quebec government for a nearly
50 percent stake in the CSeries, which is years late and
billions of dollars over budget. The federal government is also
considering whether to invest in the program. nL1N13D23U
Montreal-based Bombardier still faces the challenges of
ramping up production, dealing with any cost overruns or snags
on entry to service, and securing new orders to try to recover
lost momentum.
The plane's entry into service is expected in the first half
of 2016.
The larger CS300 plane is expected to be certified within
six months.

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