Aircraft
Bombardier's C Series Still on Schedule: Dewar
Bombardier C Series is on track for first flight in 2012.
Parts continue to arrive at Bombardier's CIASTA facility in Mirabel each day.
Parts continue to arrive at Bombardier's CIASTA facility in Mirabel each day.

Bombardier expects to complete all the so-called data sets for the C Series airliner by year-end, as the Canadian company continues its deliberate march toward a second-half 2012 first flight of the 100- to 125-seat CS100.

The C Series program has progressed “well over” half way through its detailed design phase, according to Rob Dewar, program vice president and general manager. Several parts have already arrived at supplier sites and at Bombardier’s Complete Integrated Aircraft Systems Test Area (CIASTA) in Mirabel, Quebec. CIASTA is used to assess systems for reliability and functionality before the first prototype flies.