Bombardier Resets CSeries Debut to 2016 as Timeline Slips
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Bombardier Inc. delayed the delivery of the struggling CSeries jetliner again, targeting 2016 for the plane’s commercial debut after previously predicting that its flagship model would be in service by the end of this year.
Canadian certification of the plane should come in late 2015, Chief Executive Officer Alain Bellemare said Friday. He said that will set the stage for a handover next year to the first customer, which Bombardier hasn’t identified, while asserting that there had been no change in the timetable.