BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA (>> Embraer SA) on Tuesday said Airbus (>> Airbus SE) taking a majority stake in Bombardier Inc's (>> Bombardier, Inc.) CSeries jetliner programme underscores huge opportunities in the 100-150-seat airliner market.

The deal will give Airbus a 50.01 percent interest in CSeries Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP). Bombardier said the partnership should more than double the value of the CSeries programme.

(Reporting by Silvio Cascione; editing by Jason Neely)

Stocks treated in this article : Airbus SE, Bombardier, Inc., Embraer SA