Its C Series order means that Delta will no longer induct used Embraer 190s into its fleet as previously planned, according to the airline.
Read moreEven though Bombardier has announced poor financial results for 2015 which include $5.6 billion of write-downs and charges, the Canadian manufacturer has reported two important and positive items of commercial-aircraft news.
Read moreBombardier CS100 Is Awarded Type Certification
Aircraft December 18, 2015
Type certification from Transport Canada for the CS100 follows a comprehensive and rigorous testing program, which included more than 3,000 flight-test hours, validation of thousands of test results and authentication of extensive design and performance data.
Read moreBombardier CS100 Completes Certification Flight-Testing
Aircraft November 17, 2015
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that the CS100 has completed its certification flight testing, subject to Transport Canada’s final review and acceptance.
Read moreLaunch 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.
Read moreP&W Confirms Geared Turbofan Will See Service First on the A320neo
AircraftAirlinesTravel Technology April 2, 2015
Pratt & Whitney has confirmed that the first PurePower PW1000G geared-turbofan engine to enter service will be a PW1100G on an Airbus A320neo rather than a PW1500G on a Bombardier CS100.
Read moreIn announcing the new airline at Malaysia’s Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition, the Malaysian government also revealed the new carrier had signed an LOI with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft for up to 40 CS100s.
Read moreAn African airline which is an existing Bombardier customer but which wishes to remain unidentified for now has signed a letter of intent to order five CSeries airliners. The $365 million list-price value of the deal appears to indicate the aircraft are CS300s rather than CS100s.
Read moreOn the first day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2014, Bombardier revealed commitments for CSeries jets from three new customers and conversion of an earlier commitment from an existing customer into a firm order for two CS300s.
Read moreBombardier Aerospace has announced a sizable new firm order for CSeries jets from a new Saudi Arabian airline but at the same time has confirmed it has postponed the entry into service of its new commercial-jet family by at least seven or eight months.
Read moreFirst 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.
Read moreBombardier 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.
Read moreBombardier 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.
Read moreTransport 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.
Read moreBombardier Aerospace has disclosed at the Paris Air Show that a previously announced firm order for 10 CS100 jets was placed by Odyssey Airlines, a new airline that intends to operate from London City Airport.
Read moreBombardier Aerospace has disclosed that a previously announced firm order for 10 CS100s was placed by Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The firm order, which also included options for an additional six Bombardier CS100 jets, was announced by Bombardier on June 20, 2011.
Read morePorter Airlines has signed a conditional purchase agreement for 12 Bombardier CS100 airliners, with options for an additional 18 CS100s. The agreement also includes purchase rights on six Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft. The CS100s would be Porter’s first jet aircraft.
Read moreBombardier Aerospace has completed the first full powering-on of the main electrical distribution system on the first CSeries flight-test aircraft. Additionally, Bombardier says the two most significant wing static tests required for first flight are now complete.
Read moreBombardier Unveils First Two CS100 Jets, Reveals CS300 Now Has “Small” Stretch
Aircraft March 7, 2013
Both aircraft, which are of the Bombardier CS100 version, are 95 per cent complete and require only installation of minor systems, after which they will enter final function testing. At the unveiling, the manufacturer revealed it had increased the length of the CS300’s fuselage slightly.
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