EASA awards type certificate to Bombardier CS300

The EASA has awarded type certification to the Bombardier CS300, the larger version of the CSeries slated to enter service with Latvian carrier airBaltic in the 2016 Q4. EASA’s validation follows the CS300 aircraft type certification awarded by Transport Canada in July. The CS300 jetliner—the second CS300 flight test vehicle—embarked on a series of European and Middle Eastern route-proving flights at the end of September. “Certifying two clean-sheet aircraft within a nine-month period is a major aviation industry achievement and today we celebrate the latest CSeries program milestone with the CS300 EASA certification,” Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer said. He called the CSeries “the only single-aisle jetliners developed for the 100- to 150- seat market segment in close to 30 years.” <br/>