C-Series to be built in K.C.?

It seems as though Kansas City is appearing to be a likely candidate to receive Bombardier's (said with French Canadian accent) newest assembly line. According to the AP, the aerospace giant is considering the Midwest town for a $375 million aircraft plant that will build its newest line of passenger aircraft, the C-Series. While still in the preliminary stages of negotiations, the state of Missouri is supposedly working on tax credit legislation to entice our neighbors to the North. Obviously everyone in K.C. and in the Show-Me-State are psyched for this deal, but its not without its hurdles. Supposedly Bombardier made a commitment to build the plant somewhere in Canada and Canadian officials are expecting the airplane manufacturer to honor that commitment.

If K.C. gets the plant, it will be built somewhere on the enormous site that is Kansas City International Airport. Supposedly Bombardier reps have already been scoping the land. The C-Series aircraft is currently slated to consist of 2 aircraft presently; a 110 seater and a 130 seater. This would put Bombardier up there with the big boys competing directly with Boeing and Airbus