the cs300 aircraft was awarded its type certificate by transport canada on 11 july 2016. the cs100 and cs300 were awarded a common type rating on 23 november 2016 from easa and transport canada, allowing pilots to qualify on both types interchangeably. the first cs300 was delivered to airbaltic on 28 november 2016. it was awarded type validation by the faa on 14 december 2016.