The Canadian government says it will partner Bombardier to help it develop a new 110- to 130-seat aircraft, which the company says will cost C$2 billion ($1.6 billion) to bring to market. Bombardier says if it cannot get financing from Canada, the aircraft could be built in the UK or the USA, where it already has manufacturing facilities. Federal transport minister Jean Lapierre says he held new discussions with Bombardier on 13 October and told the company Ottawa will be a partner and will not let Bombardier leave Canada until the government has done everything "humanly possible" to prevent the project from leaving the country.
Source: Flight International
