Bombardier CSeries 2014 Debut at Risk as Test Flights Lag
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Bombardier Inc., the world’s third-biggest aircraft maker, risks missing a target of delivering the first unit of its new CSeries next year, after the jet was 8 1/2 months late taking off.
Bank of Nova Scotia’s Turan Quettawala and AltaCorp Capital Inc.’s Chris Murray are among at least five analysts predicting shipments won’t start before 2015. Bombardier executives, who have repeatedly said they expect the plane to enter service about one year after its Sept. 16 first flight, may address the issue tomorrow when the company reports third-quarter results.