Bombardier is pressing on with its C series regional jet aimed at the same market as the Airbus A318 and Boeing 737-600, and their Neo and MAX derivatives. The first aircraft is now being assembled in Mirabel, Quebec, with the maiden flight still set by the year-end, despite concerns that the timetable could slip. Customer deliveries are planned for 12 months later.
The Bombardier aircraft has been a slow seller with firm sales to date totalling just 138, or 352 including options. A claim is made of a 20% savings in fuel consumption compared with the current models of competing aircraft. The C series will use carbon-composite technology in the wings.
A suggestion has been made that it can operate out of London City Airport non-stop to New York with 40 passengers. Lufthansa was the first airline to order the aircraft and it is thought that its subsidiary, SWISS, could become the lead operator. http://cseries.com/en/
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