Aircraft
CSeries Takes Break From Flight Testing In Dubai
Last minute decision to bring a CSeries to the Dubai Airshow despite busy flight test schedule.
Bombardier is pressing ahead with plans to start production ramp-up for its new CSeries airliner even as the company seeks to find another $1 billion in capital to fund the next phase of the delayed program. (Photo: David McIntosh)
Bombardier is pressing ahead with plans to start production ramp-up for its new CSeries airliner even as the company seeks to find another $1 billion in capital to fund the next phase of the delayed program. (Photo: David McIntosh)

Only days ago it was far from a foregone conclusion, but the arrival of a Bombardier CSeries flight test vehicle here in Dubai marks the highlight of Bombardier’s presence on the show’s static display line. Taking a break from a frenetic flight test schedule, the CSeries CS100 in the livery of launch customer Swiss International Airlines made the trip to the Middle East from Mirabel, Quebec just as Canadian aviation authorities underwent preparations to award type certification by the end of the year. Bombardier (Chalets A1-A3) has set a first-half 2016 target date for first revenue service with Swiss.