{"id":2513,"date":"2018-07-10T09:55:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T14:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2018-07-10T09:55:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T14:55:31","slug":"airbus-renames-cseries-jet-as-a220","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=2513","title":{"rendered":"Airbus Renames CSeries Jet As A220"},"content":{"rendered":"
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* Sees demand for at least 3,000 of the planes over 20 years<\/span><\/p>\n

* Says move will be positive for jobs in Quebec<\/span><\/p>\n

* Broadens its battle with Boeing to small passenger jets (Adds potential order, background)<\/span><\/p>\n

TOULOUSE, France, July 10 (Reuters) – Airbus gave its newly acquired Canadian CSeries jet a new name and looked close to winning an inaugural order on Tuesday as it prepares to broaden its battle with Boeing for jet sales.<\/span><\/p>\n

The European firm said it was rebranding the plane as the A220, slotting it just under its longstanding A300 portfolio which stretches from the 124-seat A319 to the 544-seat A380.<\/span><\/p>\n

Airbus expects to sell a “double-digit” number of the jets that have 110-130 seats this year and sees demand for at least 3,000 of them over 20 years, said CSeries sales chief David Dufrenois.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I don’t think it will be very long before we see the first results on the market,” said Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Eric Schulz.<\/span><\/p>\n

The CSeries has been locked in a fierce competition for a deal to supply jets to U.S. carrier JetBlue and is in poll position to win as Airbus also offers more attractive delivery positions on its larger planes, industry sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Airbus and JetBlue declined comment.<\/span><\/p>\n

The rebranding seals the takeover of one of Canada’s most visible industrial projects and ends Bombardier’s efforts to go it alone in the mainline jet market against larger rivals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Airbus officials stressed it would be positive for jobs in Quebec where the lightweight jet is built.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 110-seat and 130-seat models, previously known as CS100 and CS300, will be known as A220-100 and A220-300 respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

A deal for Airbus to take majority control of the loss-making Montreal-based aircraft programme with Bombardier and Quebec as minority partners closed on July 1.<\/span><\/p>\n

The move also sets the stage for a broader confrontation with Boeing, which last week announced a tentative deal to take over the commercial unit of Bombardier’s competitor Embraer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Until now the two plane giants have focused mainly on planes starting at 150 seats and largely ignored the niche below their single-aisle jets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adding the smaller models to their portfolios will broaden the revenue base of each company and prevent a key slice of Western know-how reaching potential competitor China, which had held talks to buy the CSeries, people involved in the deal said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The change of identity came in a slick branding ceremony as the Canadian-developed passenger jet performed a flypast in searing heat over Airbus’s Toulouse facilities, with executives papering over past differences over prospects for the jet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Airbus said it expected total demand for 7,000 planes in its category over 20 years, including its own A319.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Reporting by Tim Hepher Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Edmund Blair)<\/span><\/p>\n

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