The Globe and Mail reports in its Monday edition that Airbus SE's new top executive in Canada says the European plane maker has no regrets about taking over Bombardier's C Series jet program despite its continuing challenges and will push to make it profitable as the company weighs when to move ahead with a larger version of the aircraft. The Globe's Nicolas Van Praet writes that Guillaume Chevasson started as chief executive officer of Airbus Canada Limited Partnership and head of the A220 program, formerly the C Series, this past October. He says he is optimistic about the jetliner as well as the company's business prospects as the Carney government increases defence spending. "Airbus has become an essential and strategic product in the Airbus family," Mr. Chevasson told The Globe. "There is no debate. There is no doubt" inside the company about the plane's future. The executive's bullishness reflects the progress made to date on sales and production flow since Bombardier relinquished ownership of the aircraft, prized for its fuel efficiency and technological prowess. Significant obstacles remain, namely achieving a manufacturing cadence that delivers a return for Airbus and its partner, the Quebec government.