Aircraft
C Series Can Do LCY-NYC, or Moscow
Modifications to the flight control system and software now give the C Series about twice the range of the Avro RJ85.
New tweaks extend the CS100’s range 140 nm.
New tweaks extend the CS100’s range 140 nm.

Bombardier has managed to squeeze another 140 nautical miles of range out of the C Series CS100 on flights to and from London City Airport (LCY), allowing the new narrowbody to fly 2,350 nautical miles with a full 108-seat passenger load.

Speaking Wednesday at Bombardier’s Farnborough Pavilion, C Series program head Rob Dewar explained that modifications to the flight control system and software now give the C Series about twice the range of the Avro RJ85, enough to connect London and Moscow nonstop. It will also allow for direct service to JFK in a 42-passenger configuration. British Airways’ Airbus A318 flies 36 passengers on that route with a stop in Shannon, Ireland, for refueling.