Airbus is reportedly going to rename its newly acquired Bombardier C Series jet (BA)

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April 25, 2018 9:13 PM

Could the Bombardier C Series become the Airbus A200? Airbus is reportedly thinking about renaming the C Series, a source told Bloomberg. Airbus was not immediately available for comment.

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Airbus acquired a 50.1% of the C Series program in October 2017.

In October, Airbus announced the acquisition of Bombardier's next-generation C Series airliner. Now, it looks like Airbus is thinking about renaming its new jet.

The Bombardier C Series may soon be renamed the A200-family, sources told Bloomberg's Benjamin D Katz and Frederic Tomesco. More specifically, the CS100 and CS300 would be redesignated the A210 and A230.

However, the source also told Bloomberg that no formal decision has been made yet.

An Airbus spokesman could not confirm the rumors. However, the company did tell Business Insider that it believes its deal with

The A200 moniker would allow Airbus to market the C Series with a name that's in line with the rest of its lineup. The renaming of an airliner is far from a common occurrence, but it is something that has happened before. Following Boeing's 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas, MD-95 became the Boeing 717-200.

Airbus acquired 50.1% of the C Series program in October. However,

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