Airbus renames Canadian jet as A220, seen near U.S. deal

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. 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. “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. …read more

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