"We selected the C Series aircraft because of its range which will allow us to better serve domestic and regional destinations, including neighbouring Arab cities, the Middle East as well as several European destinations".

Canadian commercial aircraft manufacturer Bombardier on Tuesday announced a deal for 12 CS300 aircraft with EgyptAir at an estimated cost of $1.1 billion (Dh4 billion). The total list-price value of the deal rises to $2.2 billion if all options are exercised.

The announcement of the deal was made at the Dubai Air Show. Earlier in the month, Bombardier announced a separate CSeries agreement for up to 31 firm orders with an undisclosed European customer.

Le trafic est très perturbé mardi en raison d'une panne électrique
Les usagers du RER B sont invités à prendre le RER C entre Massy-Palaiseau et Paris puis les correspondances avec le métro. Trafic interrompu entre PARIS NORD et PARIS GARE DE LYON (zone RATP) jusqu'à 16h.

Last month, Airbus agreed to take a majority stake in the C-Series project.

The US trade department imposed tariffs of 300% on the C Series as it upheld a complaint from Boeing over subsidies the aircraft received from the Canadian and United Kingdom governments.