The new Bombardier C-Series jet has the potential to provide an alternative to the Airbus A319/A320 ACJ and Boeing 737 BBJ for customers requiring a larger cabin jet.
Following its recent finance injection from the province of Quebec, the aircraft has attracted substantial orders from commercial airline operators Delta and launch partner Swiss Airlines.
The C-Series orders establish the aircraft as a legitimate challenger to the Airbus A319neo and Boeing 737 Max 7.
All these aircraft are more fuel-burn efficient than previous models. The C-Series is set to provide a promising 20-percent improvement in fuel-burn largely due to the Pratt and Whitney PurePower PW1500G engine.
Delta Airlines has orders for up to 125 C Series aircraft; made up of 75 firm and options on a further 50 aircraft.
Launch partner Swiss airlines expects to begin service with the aircraft on July 15 from Zurich to Paris Charles de Gaulle.
Editor comment:
The orders from Delta and Swiss airlines are in themselves not only healthy for Bombardier, but also provide a potential opportunity for private customers in the future to procure a proven large cabin aircraft for private operation with a corporate or VIP cabin completion.
The Bombardier C300 series is aimed squarely at capturing the Boeing 737 Max 7, and Airbus A319 Neo market; and is the aircraft model to consider.
The aircraft is competitively priced, features circa 90m sq m of floor space, and with improvements in fuel-burn and aero efficiency provides prospective clients a credible green aircraft option, and a range of up to 6100km / 3300Nm [see below, I have included the range maps for reference].
The C-series aircraft’s fuel burn advantage translates directly into a 20% reduction in co2 emissions. This means that one c Series aircraft could reduce an operator’s co2 emissions by up to 6,000 tonnes each year. The c Series will also emit 50% fewer nox emissions than the cAEP6 nox emission standards.
The Bombardier C-Series aircraft contains a high usage of composite materials and features larger 11×6 inch windows, and a wider aisle in commercial interior form, which indicates the interior width improvement the aircraft offers.