Aircraft
Transport Canada Clears CSeries To Fly
Bombardier CSeries FTV1 undergoes final preparations for first flight "in the coming weeks." (Photo: Bombardier)
Bombardier CSeries FTV1 undergoes final preparations for first flight "in the coming weeks." (Photo: Bombardier)

Transport Canada has issued Bombardier’s CSeries Clight Test Vehicle 1 (FTV1) its flight-test permit, clearing it for its maiden flight “in the coming weeks,” the manufacturer announced Friday. The approval follows a series of pre-flight tests including low-speed taxi runs. Plans now call for FTV1 to perform high-speed taxi runs, during which the aircraft simulates speeds for flight takeoff.