Launch operator Swiss International Air Lines has converted its firm order for 30 Bombardier CS100 jets to specify that 10 of the aircraft be of the larger Bombardier CS300 version.
Bombardier Aerospace announced the re-specification of the Swiss International Air Lines order at the Paris Air Show 2015 on June 15.
A flight-test Bombardier CS300 performs its final approach to Paris Le Bourget Airport on June 13, 2015. It was scheduled to perform flying displays throughout the following week’s Paris Air Show
The original purchase agreement for 30 Bombardier CS100 single-aisle jets was signed by Deutsche Lufthansa AG on Swiss International Air Lines’ behalf and was announced in 2009.
“With its size and its low operating costs, the CS300 aircraft ideally complements the CS100 aircraft and the rest of our European fleet,” says Harry Hohmeister, chief executive officer for Swiss International Air Lines. “With both versions of the new C Series family of aircraft in our ranks, we can be highly flexible in tailoring capacity to demand on our European routes.”
The first Bombardier CS100 painted in the livery of launch customer Swiss International Air Lines takes off from its base at Montreal Mirabel Airport on a test flight before the Paris Air Show 2015, for which the aircraft flew over to Paris to star in the show’s static display of aircraft
A new nomenclature change by Bombardier Aerospace has seen the manufacturer re-designate its new commercial-jet family as the ‘C Series’ rather than the ‘CSeries’, which was the way the company previously rendered the designation.
“This addition exemplifies the benefits of operating a family of aircraft – the CS100 aircraft provides the extraordinary field performance needed for operations at some very challenging airports, while the CS300 aircraft provides outstanding economics,” says Fred Cromer, president of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.
Before its scheduled flying displays at the Paris Air Show 2015, one of the two Bombardier CS300 flight-test aircraft is seen landing after its positioning flight to the show site at Paris Le Bourget Airport
According to Bombardier Aerospace, the C Series offers operators potential fuel-burn savings of between US$ 7.5 to 12 million per aircraft.
In flight-testing the aircraft are delivering more than a 20 per cent fuel burn advantage compared to in-production aircraft, and a greater than 10 per cent advantage compared to re-engined aircraft, says Bombardier.
The CS100 and CS300 have parts commonality of more than 95 per cent, as well as the same type rating. Both models are powered by Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500G geared-turbofan engines.
The large fan diameter of the Bombardier CS100’s Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines is evident in this photograph of the first CS100 to be painted in the colors of launch customer Swiss International Air Lines
Bombardier has designed the C Series aircraft to focus on the 100-to-150-seat market segment, in order to open up new opportunities for single-aisle aircraft operations.
To date the manufacturers has booked orders and commitments for 603 C Series aircraft, including firm orders for 243.
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