Premium #192 – WHY A C SERIES CANCELLATION IS NOT IN THE CARDS

The events of the last week, including an apparent leak by Airbus that Bombardier has been in discussions with it regarding cooperation and financial investment, which set off a frenzy of stock price jumps and falls, and speculation by some pundits that the C Series will be cancelled. We believe that is extremely unlikely, for a number of reasons.

1. The C Series has a performance and economic advantage over competitors

An all-new technology airplane should perform better than older designs, and the C Series does. Yes, the C Series has tough competition. But the reason it does, is that it was the catalyst that brought about the re-engining programs from competitors – who were forced to adapt their existing platforms to remain competitive.