Aircraft
Bombardier Bullish on C Series Delivery Target
Delivering all-new airplanes with reworked PW1500G combustors, Canadian airframer confident it can produce another 19 examples by year-end

Bombardier has taken delivery of the first Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofans fitted with upgraded combustors for the C Series narrowbody as the Canadian manufacturer prepares to accelerate production during the second half of the year in an attempt to deliver some 30 airplanes. This year having shipped just 11 CS100s and CS300s to Swiss International Airlines and Air Baltic, Bombardier has adjusted its delivery ambitions slightly downward from an earlier estimate of between 30 and 35 to account for supply chain interruptions, mainly involving engine supplier Pratt & Whitney.