Fate of Bombardier's sole CSeries jet order in Canada in question

The future of Bombardier's sole Canadian CSeries orderis in question after Ottawa confirmed it would not allow passengerjets to fly out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.

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Transport Minister Marc Garneau tweetedThursdaynight that thegovernment will not reopen an agreement with the City of Toronto andPorts Toronto. That agreement wouldneed to be renegotiated in orderto extend therunway at the island airport and permit jets.

In 2013, Porter Airlines placed an order for a dozen of the 110-to 125-seat CSeries aircraft on the condition that itwould beallowed to fly them in and out ofthe island airport.

Porter Airlines declined comment.

If Porter walks away from the order, it would deal a blow toMontreal-based Bombardier, which has been scrambling to sell itsCSeries jets.

The Quebec government has agreed to give Bombardier US$1 billionto help complete development of the CSeries in exchange for a 49.5per cent stake in the project, which has experienced delays and costoverruns.

The provincial government has also made it clear that it wouldlike to see Ottawa step up with funding, though Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau said earlier this week that Bombardier would need tomake a "strong business case" for such a request.