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FEATURE SINGAPORE AIRSHOW

operator SWISS and is the first all-new
clean sheet design single-aisle jetliner to
enter service since the eighties. While no
orders from Asia were made for the C Series,
Bombardier announced that Air Canada had
become the first North American mainline
and international network carrier to sign up
for 45 CS300 aircraft with options for an
additional 30 CS300 aircraft. The airline has
also decided to retain the rights to convert
some part of the order for the smaller
CS100. This is Bombardier’s first order for
the C Series in 2016 and at current list prices,
the firm order for 45 jetliners is valued at
approximately US$3.8 billion, though airlines
are typically able to negotiate discounts on
list prices.
“We’ve been carefully assessing the
capabilities of Bombardier’s C Series aircraft
and its progress for some time and today we
TOP: ATR 72-600 belonging to are very pleased to announce an agreement
Malaysian carrier MASwings at
the static display area during to acquire the CS300 for our mainline fleet,”
Singapore Air Show 2016 said Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Air Canada, The C Series
ABOVE: Large, Medium and Small with its superior economics, and greater
cabin business jets were present at
the show and attracted a healthy seating capacity will allow Air Canada
response from showgoers. to compete more effectively, providing
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