Bombardier CS100 first flight

First Bombardier CSeries Jet Lands Safely after Maiden Flight

Aircraft September 16, 2013

Bombardier CS100 C-FBCS, which the manufacturer calls CSeries Flight Test Vehicle One, landed at Mirabel Airport some 30 miles north of Montreal at 12:22 p.m. local time, following a 2 hour 29 minute first flight.

Bombardier CSeries Flies for the First Time

Aircraft September 16, 2013

At 9:53 a.m. on September 16, after a short take-off run, Bombardier CS100 C-FBCS ‒ named Flight Test Vehicle 1 by Bombardier Aerospace ‒ took off into a clear blue sky from Mirabel Airport some 30 miles north of Montreal.

Bombardier Plans First Flight of CSeries for September 16

Aircraft September 13, 2013

Bombardier Aerospace says it will confirm more precise timing approximately 24 hours prior to the actual date and time of the first flight of FTV1.

Transport Canada Awards Flight Test Permit for First Flight of Bombardier CS100

Aircraft August 30, 2013

Bombardier Aerospace has obtained Transport Canada’s Flight Test Permit for the first CSeries aircraft – Flight Test Vehicle 1 – thereby clearing the way for its maiden flight.