Pint-size jets target market gap created by Bombardier ambitions

London

THIRTY-SEAT jets that disappeared from aviation a decade ago as Bombardier Inc led a move into short-hop planes the size of a small airliner are set to fly again as emerging economies clamour for lower-capacity options.

The Dornier 328, last built in 2004, will resume assembly at a factory near Ankara within three years after the Turkish government signed an order for 50 aircraft, according to Sierra Nevada Corp, which owns rights to the model.

While the plane, rebranded the TR-Jet, will initial…