The C-Series needed these deals in the US (Delta and Republic I believe) to show just how good an aircraft it is. By all accounts Swiss is very happy with it. It is telling that Boeing has gone to these lengths in regards to the aircraft, they clearly view it as a threat.
It's also worth noting that there were quite a few US Airlines that were advocating in favour of Bombardier (some of them don't even operate one of their types) in this challenge. I can't remember the exact number but a very large percentage of the C Series is made in the US too.
Last edited by Bigtime; 09-27-2017 at 09:53 AM.
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