Aircraft
Bombardier Keeps Faith in C Series Delivery Schedule
.Despite engine delays, airframer expects to deliver between 30 and 35 airplanes this year
A Swiss CS100 takes off for a flight demo at last year’s Farnborough Air Show. [Photo: Bombardier]
A Swiss CS100 takes off for a flight demo at last year’s Farnborough Air Show. [Photo: Bombardier]

Swiss International Airlines’ acceptance of its first Bombardier CS300 aircraft on May 26 marked the 12th C Series delivery in total and the fifth this year for the Canadian airframer, clearly suggesting a so-called back-loaded schedule that calls for a total of 30 to 35 airplanes by the end of 2017. Happily for Bombardier, the plan to solve the fan blade supply problems that plagued the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G early in the program appears settled, giving Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer confidence in the delivery guidance the company continues to cite.