Aircraft
Bombardier C Series Makes China Debut
Program’s second flight test aircraft bears livery of first operator, Air Baltic
Bombardier projects a 20-year demand in China for 2,450 airplanes in the size category occupied by the CS300. (Photo: Bombardier Aerospace)
Bombardier projects a 20-year demand in China for 2,450 airplanes in the size category occupied by the CS300. (Photo: Bombardier Aerospace)

Bombardier has made its mark in the Middle Kingdom at the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai by showcasing the C Series CS300 airliner for the first time ever at the biennial show. The aircraft on display in Zhuhai is actually the program’s second flight-test aircraft, but bears the livery of the aircraft’s first operator, Air Baltic.