Engines
Bombardier Plans to Get CSeries Back on Track
An engine failure with a Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine in May could has strained Bombardier’s CSeries testing and delivery schedule.
Here at Farnborough, Bombardier displays the liveries of its CSeries customers. As testing is about to resume following an engine fire, company officials downplayed concern over the reliability of the type’s Pratt & Whitney geared turbofans. Photo: Mark Wagner
Here at Farnborough, Bombardier displays the liveries of its CSeries customers. As testing is about to resume following an engine fire, company officials downplayed concern over the reliability of the type’s Pratt & Whitney geared turbofans. Photo: Mark Wagner

As Bombardier readies to resume flying its CSeries CS100 test aircraft in “the coming weeks,” it remains confident in Pratt & Whitney’s ability to deliver on its commercial promises that the airplane’s PW1500G geared turbofans will perform at the level and with the reliability both companies expected.