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.