SAUDI ARABIA: Flynas rEJECTS Bombardier CS300 Among Possible 100-jet Order

Saudi Arabia's Flynas is in talks with Boeing and Airbus for a potential 100-jet order, chief executive Paul Byrne told a conference in Dubai on Wednesday, adding it had ruled out Bombardier from its considerations.

The kingdom's low-cost airline had requested proposals from the two rival aerospace giants to buy 60 planes with an option for 40 more, he said.

Byrne told reporters on the sidelines of an industry event in Dubai that it had decided against a potential order of Bombardier's CS300 aircraft because the plane had not been flown by a Middle Eastern carrier in the region's harsh climate.

"We just didn't want to be the launch customer for its C Series jet," he said without elaborating.