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Bombardier: Out-Of-Sequence Parts Arrivals Lead to CSeries Delay

Bombardier president and CEO Pierre Beaudoin talked of the need to “re-harmonize” parts integration of the first CSeries flight-test airplane, now scheduled to fly next June. (Photo: Bombardier)

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor

November 12, 2012

Delayed delivery of certain critical components leading to a need to “reharmonize” integration tasks has forced Bombardier to delay first flight of its new CSeries CS100 until at least the end of next June, roughly six months later than the most recent target. If all goes according to the latest plans, the smaller of the two-variant narrowbody series will consequently enter service in the middle of 2014.

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