Aircraft
Bombardier Misses C Series Delivery Target for 2017
Ships 17 airplanes out of most recent estimate of 20 to 22
Bombardier expects to deliver at least 40 C Series narrowbodies in 2018. (Photo: Bombardier)
Bombardier expects to deliver at least 40 C Series narrowbodies in 2018. (Photo: Bombardier)

Bombardier fell short of its most recent delivery target for its C Series last year, ferrying 17 of the narrowbodies out of the 20 to 22 it cited in a November estimate, the company confirmed. In fact, delivery targets became progressively less ambitious as the year wore on, as delays associated with the airplane's Pratt & Whitney PW1500G turbofans forced management to revise the numbers from 30 to 25 and, finally, to the most recent estimate.