Bombardier CSeries woes grow as engine failure halts test

[MONTREAL] With the debut of its newest, biggest jet already running late, the last thing Bombardier Inc needed was another problem.

One arrived anyway after an engine on the CSeries caught fire during ground tests, adding to the setbacks for a model already plagued by delays and rising development costs.

The plane, Bombardier's Flight Test Vehicle 1, also suffered damage on May 29 at the company's facility in Mirabel, Quebec, said Marc Duchesne, a spokesman.