Bombardier, Inc. expects to get certification from US and European authorities for its new C Series jet in the first half of this year, and will deliver initial models to launch customer Swiss International Air Lines AG on time, one of the Canadian planemaker’s top executives said. The Montreal-based maker of aerospace and rail equipment is “absolutely on track to deliver what we planned to deliver to Swiss,” Colin Bole, senior vice president for sales, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV Tuesday at the Singapore Airshow. Bombardier has been under pressure from its $5.4-billion investment to develop a transcontinental jet to compete with offerings from Airbus Group SE and Boeing Co. It has asked the Canadian government for aid to complete the C Series jet, which is already more than two years late and at least $2 billion over budget. Last year, the company sold a 49.5 percent interest [...]
