“Okay; Now, pay attention”. The head master said at this morning’s assembly.
“John; What are you doing? Don’t do that”. There was a slight smile.
“It has come to my attention ....” He looked down at his notes.
I have received some comments regarding the potential success of Bombardier’s new CSeries aircraft, and I should point out that, since the aircraft’s first flight on the 16th September, 2013, (See my Blog of the same date) four CS100
flight test vehicles have been built and are happily flying down in Wichita, US. In fact, about 850 certification test hours have been amassed on the aircraft to date. Another, larger, CS300 version has been completed, and should fly within the next few weeks, following various ground tests. The final CS300 flight test vehicle is in construction and should be available soon.
There are still concerns that that orders are below the numbers anticipated at this stage which is making many financial analysts concerned, but as this is a totally new technology for the industry as a whole, that shouldn’t be too surprising
It will be a somewhat tense year.
Postscript: It has now been announced that the launch operator for the CSeries will be Swiss International Air Lines (Lufthansa Group). The airline has ordered 30 of the CS-100 type. Bombardier expects certification during the second half of this year, and customer delivery in the first quarter of 2016.
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