Bombardier Says Korean Air Will Get Revised Engine on C Series
- Planemaker is working with Pratt on deliveries of engines
- South Korean airline to get its first CS300 later this year
Technicians stand next to an engine on a Bombardier Inc. CS300 passenger jet.
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Korean Air Lines Co. will be the first Bombardier Inc. customer to fly C Series jets outfitted with Pratt & Whitney engines revamped to address a durability issue, according to the Canadian manufacturer.
South Korea’s biggest carrier is set to become the third operator of the C Series when it takes delivery of its first CS300 jets in the “fall time period,” Fred Cromer, president of Bombardier’s commercial aircraft unit, said Monday in an interview. The planemaker still expects to ship 30 to 35 of its all-new C Series aircraft this year under a “back-end loaded” delivery schedule, he said.