Transport Canada certified the Bombardier CS100 on Thursday, clearing the way for full production and deliveries of the aircraft to launch customer Swiss in early 2016. After several program delays, this is a key milestone for Bombardier, which can now focus on aggressively marketing the aircraft to potential customers.
Transport Canada Type Certification following a comprehensive and rigorous testing program, which included more than 3,000 flight test hours, the validation of thousands of test results and the authentication of extensive design and performance data. Obtaining the Type Certificate for the CS100 paves the way for the delivery and entry into service of the CS100 aircraft with first operator SWISS in 2Q16.
“This is an historic moment for Bombardier. Years of dedicated efforts and collaboration culminate today in a very proud moment for many as we celebrate the CS100 aircraft’s Transport Canada Type Certification. I heartily congratulate our teams for their commitment to developing, testing and certifying the CS100 aircraft,” said Fred Cromer, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “Bringing to market the only new family of aircraft developed for the 100- to 150- seat market segment in close to 30 years is a standout accomplishment — the C Series aircraft is now well on its way to opening up new opportunities for operators, while delivering unrivalled economic advantages, performance, and environmental credentials. It’s the new reality for the single-aisle market.”
Design Approval Designees (DADs), engineers authorized to act on behalf of the Minister of Transport to approve aeronautical design and make findings of compliance, worked closely with Transport Canada over the last five years planning, testing, and reviewing thousands of technical drawings and documents that ultimately define the C Series aircraft and allow it to be built against this design definition. Once Bombardier demonstrated that the C Series aircraft design fully complied with the safety requirements mandated by Transport Canada, the aircraft was issued its Type Certificate.
All noise performance testing on the CS100 aircraft has been completed and data confirms it is the quietest in-production commercial jet in its class. The aircraft’s noise performance and its outstanding short-field capability make it ideal for varied types of operations. The C Series aircraft’s maximum range has also been confirmed to be up to 3,300 NM (6,112 km), some 350 NM (648 km) more than originally targeted. The larger CS300 model is also on target for its certification, which should take about six months to complete.
After the debut at Paris, we understand that activity and discussions with airlines has picked up in intensity, and the certification in place and the resulting additional schedule certainty should only help with those discussions. With operational data from proving runs and the test fleet showing better that promised economics, and now certification, the key elements that airline fleet planners need are now in place. Now it is up to the sales team and marketing efforts to sharpen their pencils and increase the order book.
Congratulations to the Bombardier team on reaching this important milestone.
Congratulations to Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and the CS-100
The new sales team is showing no results for 2015. Still a few days to go… As for sharpening their pencils, Bombardier has repeatedly said that they are not going to give away the C Series. They want the actual selling price to take into account the intrinsic added economic (and other) benefits of this brand-new aircraft. They are not in a position to enter into lowest-bidder contests with Airbus and Boeing.
Even with the C Series’ soft order book, Bombardier has already sold its planned production until 2020. There is no need to panic.
At some point, a major order will come that will replace the dubious 40 + 40 of Republic Airways. This will by itself be a substantial improvement of the order book’s quality. Things should start rolling from that point.
The question is not if, but what will be the first major North American carrier to order the C Series, and when.
From Paris, we saw the COP21 effect on the mind of the world: the climate is not only a concern for man and woman in the world, but there was a genuine global awareness to the point that now, a number still more people will want to do their part. Also, imagine an airline that you feel guilty by announcing that your travel by CSeries is a way to use a green airplane that competitors do not have. Also, imagine an airline that you feel guilty by announcing this: travel CSeries is a way to use a green airplane that competitors do not have. Imagine anthropology traveler: see the world largest with larger windows, feeling safe with an airplane very stable, faster and more efficiently out of the aircraft with his big bag, these are all reasons that motivate travelers to choose to fly with a CSeries. One day, some airline executives see that travelers are attracted to competition and, by imitation, they will buy them too. This one reason why 2015 is the year of the CSeries for all who are working now on integrating this unique product in their fleet. You, for the same price, what would you do? Take a CSeries or 190 at Delta for example?
This is the year of the CSeries because tomorrow they will say the management of Bombardier (old as new), while they played and incredible poker a shot while resisting the temptation to release a CS500 and wait for Airbus and Boeing are heavily involved in the design and, above all, production, with the Neo and Max. Now its too costing to abandon them. Now that they are rendered and engaged in the process of delivering to customers, they do not go tomorrow morning floor in new single-aisle and each invest 10 billion at least. Bombardier CS500 can therefore launch a in 2016 for delivery in 2018. They are able to do so because, remember, they announced the Learjet 70-75 when he left the production line! Bombardier can really surprise us!
Yes, the year of the CSeries aircraft as this will open up new routes. There is strong competition and the trend is towards segmentation: 100-140 passengers from one airport to another on 3-4000 kms will be a great comfort since this aircraft offers the same comfort like the widebody airplane !
Yes, we will tell how these Canadians have they succeeded in manufacturing a range (the CS100 to CS900) aircraft with this very techno green thing for 6-7 billions. This is a record of all time that begin to enroll in the history of aviation. The CSeries is already a textbook case to follow, no offense to all those critics who can not see the Big Picture! Congra Bombardier.
And to echo the above will require us to interpret what the last line of text below willing to mean !!!
http://m.atwonline.com/aircraft-engines/cseries-certification-hand-bombardier-moves-optional-performance
When will the CS-100 receive an FAA and then EASA certifications?
Should be very early January because of reciprocity among the agencies. FAA, EASA and JAA have this reciprocity.
Climate Change / Global Warming was a valid hypothesis when its study started, but has since become the biggest pseudo-scientific hoax since the Middle Ages:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCy_UOjEir0
Its aim is to promote a series of measures from the Extreme Left agenda.
I, for one, will never pay one cent to fly in a greener plane, nor buy carbon credits to atone for the sin of flying.
Anyway, the 20% CO2 reduction of the C Series will not be enough for the Greens, who have openly said they want to de-carbonize the economy for 2050. They will always be against all plane and car travel, except their own.
What the global warming crowd/climate change crowd (GW) won’t tell you is total CO2 gas in our atmosphere is less than 2% of all the gases. Nitrogen makes up the most at more than 70%, and oxygen make up nearly 20%, other gases make up the remaining 3%-4%.
They also won’t tell you that volcanoes are the biggest contributors to CO2 in the atmosphere. About 4-6 volcanoes erupt each and every year. Big eruptions like Mount Saint Helen’s erupt about every 5-10 years, and mega volcanoes like Krakatoa every 150-200 years, or so. Krakatoa last erupted in 1883, so we are due for another big eruption and a mega eruption.
The GW crowd is already trying to figure out how to blame human activity for this next series of eruptions. Perhaps it will be the fault of all those airplanes?