Bombardier confirms both CSeries variants will be featured in the static display at the Paris air show next month, while one of the aircraft – the first CS300 test vehicle – will participate in the flying display.
The arrival of both aircraft in Paris will mark an abrupt change from one year ago, when an engine problem forced Bombardier’s CS100 test vehicle to miss a debut appearance at the Farnborough air show.
It will also spectacularly herald the arrival of a new management and sales team within Bombardier’s commercial aircraft division.
In the last two months, Bombardier has announced appointing former airline and leasing company executive Fred Cromer to be the new head of commercial aircraft, replacing former automobile industry executive Mike Arcamone.
Meanwhile, Colin Bole began as Bombardier’s top commercial aircraft salesman on 11 May after departing Intrepid Aviation as chief commercial officer.
Bombardier has previously said that the CS100 would likely make a debut appearance in Paris, but the participation of the stretched CS300 had not been discussed before.
Since completing first flight two months ago, the CS300 – also known as FTV-7 – has cleared initial handling tests with about 100 flight hours so far, Cromer said in a 12 May press conference at the Regional Airline Association convention in Cleveland.
“It flies just like the CS100,” he says.
It will be joined in Paris by the first CS100 test aircraft with a completed interior – FTV-5.
Bombardier also will display the CRJ1000 regional jet and the Q400 turboprop at the Paris static display.
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