Bombardier

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Bombardier Aerospace is a division of Bombardier Inc. and is the third largest airplane manufacturer in the world after Airbus and Boeing. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.

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Lightweight, quiet jet takes on Boeing and Airbus

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The virgin test flight of the Bombardier CS100 -- from the first new family of commercial passenger jets in decades -- took place at Mirabel Airport, in Quebec, Monday.
The 110-seat, single-aisle aircraft (a 135-seat version in the CSeries is also in the works, and a maximum capacity of 149 has been reported) is in the same class as Boeing's 737 series and Airbus 318 and 319 aircraft.

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Expected to enter service in 2015, the Bombardier plane has two advantages over its rivals, its makers says.
Made of lightweight composite materials, the CS100 beats Airbus and Boeing for fuel performance, most industry experts reportedly agree.

Bombardier says its CSeries planes will also be quieter than any existing commercial jet.
That's probably not because the company has heard the cries of long-suffering residents near heavily trafficked airports around the world, but because regulation increasingly demands controls on airplane noise.

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The CS100 has already won orders from carriers such as Latvia's AirBaltic, which is buying 10 of the planes.

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[DanCld]

Am avut ocazia sa zbor cu un Bombardier CRJ-700 (Lufthansa Regional)... pentru prima si singura data intr-un avion am avut senzatia ca imi pleznesc urechile 

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Nasol moment!

Nu stii cauza? O fi ca sa facut decompresie accidentala sau din cauza echipajului care nu a setat bine? Pacat sa ai asemenea neplaceri, mai ales din partea Lufthansa 

[DanCld]

Eu am pus problema pe seama dimensiunii - avion prea mic zburand cu o viteza prea mare 

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Neah! Nu are legatura marimea cu viteza si decompresia. Eu cred totusi ca echipajul nu a setat corect altitudinea si nu a s-a facut o compresie corecta in cabina.

Sau de fapt iti plezneau urechile din cauza zgomotului?! Abia acum am recitit... 

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Nu, nu mi s-a parut mai zgomotos decat un A320 sau un B737. Dar fiindca mi-am amintit - pe atunci foloseam in fiecare zbor un aparat GPS handheld cu altimetru barometric; aparatul raporta ca sunt la 2500m (GPS elevation evident ca spunea altceva). Din cate imi mai amintesc, in avioanele mai mari nu se ducea peste 2200-2300m.

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Bombardier identifies CDB as first CSeries buyer in China

Bombardier has identified China's CDB Leasing as a previously undisclosed potential buyer for 15 CSeries aircraft.

The conditional purchase agreement signed on 8 July 2012 also includes options for CDB Leasing to buy another 15 CSeries aircraft.

If CDB confirms the order, Bombardier would deliver five 110-seat-class CS100 and 10 135-seat-class CS300 aircraft.

The timing for the deliveries was not disclosed.

All orders and options under the purchase agreement are valued at $2.07 billion.

Bombardier has targeted China as a likely buyer for the CSeries, and signed on aircraft manufacturer Shenyang to build the fuselage.

"It not only represents the first Chinese customer to select the CSeries airliners, but also demonstrates the flexibility designed into these game-changing aircraft," says Mike Arcamone, president of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.

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Bombardier to build MRO facility in China

Bombardier is planning to set up a maintenance facility for commercial and business aircraft in Tianjin by 2016.

The Canadian manufacturer has signed a preliminary agreement with the airport authority to establish a joint venture MRO site at the Chinese hub. Pending the required approvals, the deal is to be confirmed in 2014, with operations due to begin two years later, says Bombardier.

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Aside from three regional support offices in China and Singapore, the airframer has spare-part warehouses in Beijing and Hong Kong.

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Iraqi Airways firms up CS300 order

Iraqi Airways has signed a firm order to acquire up to 16 Bombardier CS300s, following a letter of intent signed for the order at the Dubai air show in November.

The deal includes firm orders for five CS300s and options on another 11. The firm orders are worth $387 million at list prices, says Bombardier. If the options are converted, the order will be worth $1.26 billion.

"Following the successful utilisation of our six CRJ900 NextGen aircraft over the past few years, the acquisition of the CS300 aircraft will complement our network operations and allow us to expand into new markets," says Saad Al-Khafaji, Iraqi Airways' chief executive and director general. "The CS300 aircraft's range, fuel efficiency and comfortable, widebody-like cabin will permit us to respond to growing passenger demand and reach destinations across the Middle East, Northern Africa and Europe."

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Mike Arcamone says: "The CS300 aircraft is ideally suited to Iraqi Airways' expanding operations, providing the right mix of performance, operational flexibility and passenger comfort to support the airline's ongoing success in its increasingly competitive markets."

With the Iraqi order, Bombardier holds firm orders for 182 CSeries aircraft, out of 419 orders and commitments for the type.

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Comac and Bombardier discuss next phase of collaboration

Senior executives from Bombardier and Comac have met to evaluate the progress of their collaboration on the CSeries and C919 and to discuss the next phase of their joint efforts.

The meeting reviewed and summarised the progress of the second phase of the airframers' collaboration in areas such as supply chain services, flight training, flight-test support and sales and marketing, says Comac. Both parties also discussed the next phase of their collaboration on exploring commonalities between the C919 and CSeries.

C919's chief designer Wu Guanghui says much have been achieved in the year of working with Bombardier and Comac hopes to deepen the partnership to bring mutual benefits. He did not, however, specify the commonalities that have been achieved on the aircraft programmes.

Bombardier and Comac first started working together in March 2012 to pursue commonality between the C919 and CSeries family in supply chain services, electrical systems, human interface and cockpit. The Canadian airframer is also acting as an advisor to Comac on the ARJ21 regional jet programme.

The two airframers signed a definitive agreement detailing the second phase of their collaboration at the Paris air show in June. As part of this development, Comac will be involved in the "non-flying tasks" related to the CSeries flight-test activities, a move that is expected to help the inexperienced Chinese airframer with its C919 certification process. The two parties will also work together in sales and marketing and be able to jointly pitch the aircraft to customers.

However, both Comac and Bombardier have released little information on the commonalities that have been achieved on the aircraft types thus far.

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Bombardier's first CSeries aircraft will conduct initial high-altitude tests

Initial high-altitude tests of Bombardier's new CSeries aircraft will be conducted in the manufacturer's first flight test vehicle, not the soon-to-fly second flight test aircraft, says the company.

Speaking at the Aerospace Innovation Forum in Montreal, Bombardier's vice president and general manager of the CSeries programme Rob Dewar says the first flight test vehicle, a CS100 variant dubbed FTV-1, will conduct the first tests at altitudes above 30,000ft.

Echoing past statements made by the company, Dewar adds that the second test aircraft, FTV-2, will be airborne in the coming weeks.

FTV-1 has flown a number of test flights since its first flight on 16 September, but has not climbed above 25,000ft, says the airframer.

Although Dewar says that the aircraft's efficiency benefits are evident at lower altitudes, the greatest efficiency benefits are expected at cruising altitudes higher than 30,000ft.

Bombardier's executives have said in recent days that they expect more orders for the aircraft as the ongoing flight test programme demonstrates the company's projected fuel efficiency gains.

Bombardier has said the aircraft will burn up to 20% less fuel than competing models.

Dewar adds that all FTV-1 flights have all been conducted with the aircraft's fly-by-wire system set to "direct" mode rather than "normal" mode.

Commercial pilots will typically fly in normal mode, which provides improved efficiency and flight envelope protections that prevent the aircraft from stalling or performing aggressive manoeuvring.

Direct mode lacks those protections and would not be used by pilots during normal operations.

Dewar says that the company is moving towards normal mode testing, but first is taking a "step by step" testing approach that will see the test aircraft operating at increasingly higher altitudes and flying longer flights.

So far, test flights have been between 1.5h and 4h, Dewar says.

He adds that weather conditions this winter could lead the company to conduct some tests at its facility in Wichita, Kansas, home to Bombardier subsidiary Learjet.

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Bombardier delays CSeries service entry

Bombardier has delayed the entry into service of the 110-seat CS100 to the second half of 2015, with the 135-seat CS300 following six months later.

The CSeries schedule change means first delivery could be up to 15 months beyond the latest schedule, and up to two years later than the original plan to have CS100 service entry at the end of 2013.

But extra time will allow the CSeries to make a "flawless" debut in commercial service with launch customer Malmo Aviation, says Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Mike Arcamone.

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Bombardier sees confidence in CSeries as Swiss opts for bigger plane

Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier BBDb.TO, under pressure to boost sales of its new CSeries narrow-body jet, said an upgrade to a larger plane by launch customer Swiss for part of its 30 jet-order showed confidence in the project.

The CSeries made its air show debut in Paris on Monday ahead of certification expected at the end of this year, and Bombardier is hoping to revamp the jet's reputation to drive sales after years of delays and cost overruns.

Bombardier said Swiss, owned by Lufthansa LHAG.DE, would convert 10 of its 30-ordered CSeries jets to the larger CS300 version and they would be received by the customer in 2017.

The conversion showed confidence in the CSeries family, said Bombardier, which has not announced a single firm CSeries order since September.

"The CS100 aircraft provides the extraordinary field performance needed for operations at some very challenging airports, while the CS300 aircraft provides outstanding economics," Bombardier's president of commercial aircraft Fred Cromer said.

But in blow, Qatar Airways said separately on Monday it was no longer interested in the CSeries.

Bombardier also said it was working with existing customer Russian leasing company Ilyushin Finance (IFC) to find appropriate aircraft and financing solutions.

IFC said it wanted to revise the terms of its CSeries order during the air show being held this week. IFC signed a deal in 2013 to acquire 32 CS300 with an option for an additional 10.

"We're working with IFC very closely ... to make sure we have the right aircraft solutions for them, the right financing factors for them and we're going to continue to find ways, in some cases, creative ways, to make that happen," Cromer told reporters, declining to elaborate.

IFC has cited delays in aircraft delivery and the suspension of export financing of Russian companies by Export Development Canada following Western sanctions over Moscow's role in the Ukraine crisis, as the reason for seeking the revision.

Bombardier's CEO acknowledged earlier this month the company was under pressure to discount the CSeries, which is trying to break into the smaller narrow-bodied market dominated by Boeing BA.N and Airbus <AIR .PA> with the 737 and the A320 respectively.

When asked, Swiss CEO Harry Hohmeister said he didn't think the conversion to the CS300 would affect the price of the order, originally announced in 2009.

"I don't think so. We have a framework contract and ... it's not so easy to renegotiate," he told reporters.

The first part of the Swiss order, 10 CS100s, will be received next year and enter service in the middle of the year, said Hohmeister.

The airline would take a decision on the mix of CS100 and CS300 for the remaining 10 orders before the end of 2016.

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