BOMBARDIER came in with a new idea last week at the air show by actually announcing that it was not going to make an announcement. That”s original. What it did say was that serious consideration was being given to what would probably be an entirely new aircraft in the 100/150-seat range with an introduction date of 2010. The ”C” series. Last year the Canadian company took a close look at the defunct, and virtually ready to fly, Dornier 728 programme but decided against it. The current highly successful CRJ programme has been developed from the 1978 Canadair Challenger business jet and by common consensus has reached maximum stretch with the 90-seat CRJ 900.
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