Bombardier in talks for C-Series deals with Chinese carriers: executive

Bombardier aims to close deals with Chinese airlines in upcoming months and is in talks with the country’s three biggest airlines, a senior Bombardier executive said Tuesday. Marc Meloche, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft’s head of structured finance, said the planemaker was also in discussions with leasing businesses on purchasing its C-Series plane. Meloche said he hoped the deals could be announced during a visit by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to China next month. “Prime Minister Trudeau is coming to China next month so there is optimism that Bombardier will be among those able to announce deals on that trip,” he said. In Ottawa, a Canadian government official said Trudeau would not be going to China in October. The official, who was not authorized to discuss Trudeau’s travel plans publicly, did not say whether the prime minister would visit at another time. Government officials have previously said Trudeau is expected to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Vietnam on Nov. 11-12.<br/>