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  CSeries: The Worriers Within

  Posted by Andrew Compart 4:15 PM on Mar 15, 2012

  In a speech to the Wings Club in New York last month, Bombardier President/CEO Pierre Beaudoin defended the Canadian aircraft manufacturer’s new CSer... Read More >>

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  Which New Narrowbodies Is EasyJet Evaluating?

  Posted by Robert Wall 10:09 AM on Feb 01, 2012

  EasyJet seems to be taken a pretty broad look at the market for narrowbodies as it evaluates which of the new-engine offerings to buy.The airline's fleet procurement chief, Chris E... Read More >>

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  Comac and the CSeries: Partners, Peril or Purchaser?

  Posted by Robert Wall 11:32 AM on Jan 03, 2012

  Who is to blame for Bombardier’s civil aircraft order woes? That continues to be an issue of discussion as the industry watches Bombardier Aerospace grapple with anemic ord... Read More >>

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  Southwest CEO Talks Narrowbodies, Again

  Posted by Andrew Compart 9:39 PM on Mar 22, 2011

  Southwest Chairman, President and CEO Gary Kelly is continuing his speculation about the next step for the carrier’s narrowbody fleet. Of course, it also could be frustrati... Read More >>

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  CIASTA - a CSeries, by Meccano

  Posted by Graham Warwick 11:17 PM on Mar 21, 2011

  Systems for Bombardier's CSeries airliner are arriving in Montreal for testing in what the company calls the Complete Integrated Aircraft Systems Test Area, abbreviated to the slig... Read More >>

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  To NEO or Not To NEO

  Posted by Robert Wall 8:43 AM on Oct 22, 2010

  Airbus boss Tom Enders expects to take a decision on whether to reengine the A320 before Christmas. The story is basically the same it has been now since Farnborough, Airbus sees... Read More >>

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  The Other Composite Wing Test - for CSeries

  Posted by Graham Warwick 4:37 PM on Mar 30, 2010

  Just as Boeing takes the composite wing of its 787 to ultimate load in the static test rig (see Mike Mecham's earlier post), Bombardier has begun tests of a composite demonstrator ... Read More >>

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  Lufthansa + Bombardier = Success for CSeries?

  Posted by Graham Warwick 4:10 PM on Mar 11, 2009

  Lufthansa's firm order for 30 Bombardier CSeries is not a surprise - the airline helped the Canadian manufacturer launch the airliner last July by signing a letter of intent for up... Read More >>

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  Swiss Launches CSeries

  Posted by Robert Wall 8:40 AM on Mar 11, 2009

  Swiss International Air Lines is the launch customer for the Bombardier CSeries with a firm order for 30 narrowbodies.The Lufthansa supervisory board approved the deal yesterday fo... Read More >>

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  Talking Trash

  Posted by Robert Wall 7:34 AM on Jul 18, 2008

  Bombardier has certainly gone all-out to get the message on its CSeries launch out to the aerospace community, plastering images of the new narrowbody all over Farnborough.  B... Read More >>

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