Bombardier cuts Republic C series order from production schedule

Bombardier has removed from its production schedule an order for C Series aircraft placed 6 years ago by bankrupt Republic Airways Holdings. Republic agreed in Feb 2010 to 40 firm orders and 40 options for the CS300 model, with deliveries initially scheduled to start in 2015. While the firm orders remain in the planemaker’s backlog, removal from the production line means there are no set dates for when the aircraft will be built, a Bombardier spokeswoman said Friday. Bombardier and Republic had declined to comment on the status of the order since the airline announced plans in Oct 2014 to use just one type of plane in its fleet by the end of 2016, a move that didn’t include the C Series. ““Until we know the final outcome, it’s hard for us to plan or really to know what the full impact will be,” the spokeswoman said. <br/>