Aircraft
Bombardier Confident First CSeries Jet Will Fly by Year End

Bombardier is adamant that the first CSeries100 single-aisle airliner will fly before the end of this year, despite the perception among outside observers that a lot of work remains to be done in less than six months. Here at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow, the Canadian airframer will be hoping to boost the order backlog for the program

“The CSeries program is on track. Every day there is progress,” maintained Mike Arcamone, president of the Canadian airframer’s commercial aircraft division, during a pre-Farnborough International Airshow press briefing in June. He told reporters that first flight is just a step in the program and that the main focus was to get the CS100 entered into service by the end of 2013 and the CS300 in service by the end of 2014.