EgyptAir looks to buy up to 24 Bombardier C Series jets
Less than a month after Airbus agreed to rescue Bombardier’s struggling C Series jet program, Bombardier has announced a second order for the narrowbody passenger plane.
At the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday, EgyptAir signed a letter of intent for 12 firm and 12 optional C Series CS300 aircraft.
The total order would be valued at nearly $2.2 billion, Bombardier said, at current list prices.
It’s the second C Series order Bombardier has announced in nearly as many weeks. On Nov. 2 Bombardier announced a letter of intent for an order of up to 61 C Series aircraft from an unidentified European customer.
The two deals come after a drought in orders for the composite jetliner that is undergoing flight testing at Bombardier’s Wichita site.
It also follows a mid-October announcement that Airbus would take a 51 percent stake in the C Series program and establish a second production line for the airplane at its Mobile, Ala.-assembly plant.
Jerry Siebenmark: 316-268-6576, @jsiebenmark
This story was originally published November 14, 2017 at 9:31 AM with the headline "EgyptAir looks to buy up to 24 Bombardier C Series jets."