Bombardier CSeries

Infobox Aircraft
name = CSeries C110/C130
type = Airliner
national origin = Canada
manufacturer = Bombardier Aerospace



caption = Artist's conception of the Bombardier CSeries
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status = In development
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unit cost = $46.7 million [http://www.sustainableaviation.co.uk/pages/news/bombardier-launches-c-series-aircraft-programme.html Bombardier launches C Series aircraft programme] ]
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The Bombardier CSeries is a new commercial jet airliner family, designed to meet the needs of the 100- to 149-seat market category. The CSeries family offers improved efficiency, passenger comfort, and range with decreased noise and emissions. [http://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/products/commercial-aircraft/cseries CSeries Family pages] , Bombardier. Retrieved 16 July 2008.]

Development

Fokker 100

During the demise of Fokker, Bombardier considered purchasing the company in order to gain access to their Fokker 100 100-seat short-haul aircraft. They eventually decided against a purchase and ended discussions in February 1996, [ [http://www.allbusiness.com/defense-aerospace/aerospace-industry-aerospace/7206163-1.html Bombardier Ends Talks With Fokker.] ] having stated they felt the 100-seat market was too small.Fact|date=July 2008

BRJX

The Bombardier BRJX, or "Bombardier Regional Jet eXpansion", was a project for a larger regional jet than the Canadair Regional Jet. Instead of 2+2 seating, the BRJX was to have a wider fuselage with 2+3 seating, and underwing engine pods. It was projected to seat 80 to 120 passengers, abutting the smallest "narrow-body jetliners" of the large commercial passenger jets like the 2+3 DC-9/MD-80/Boeing 717 or the 3+3 A318. The project was shelved by Bombardier in favour of stretching the CRJ700 into the CRJ900.

It was not long after that the 80-seat Embraer E-170 came to market, followed by the 110-seat E-195. Both models became best-sellers, and Bombardier had nothing to compete with them at the "high end".

CSeries

In July 2004, Bombardier announced the development of the C-Series family of airliners to replace the cancelled BRJX project. The CSeries would be larger than the current Canadair Regional Jets, and capable of carrying 110 or 130 passengers.Fact|date=February 2008 For the first time, Bombardier would be competing directly with the smallest offerings from the much larger Boeing and Airbus companies. At the time, Bombardier expected the aircraft to be available by 2010.

In March 2005, Bombardier's board decided to promote the plane to airlines to gather advance orders. Two models were announced: the 110-seat CSeries and the 130-seat CSeries. The CSeries would feature new, more fuel-efficient engines and a higher percentage of composite materials in its fuselage,Bombardier Plans New Jetliner, Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2008, p.B3] a strategy similar to that used in the much larger Boeing 787 and Airbus A350.

The aircraft were designed to seat passengers in a 3+2 arrangement in coach and a 2+2 arrangement in business/first class, similar to the Boeing 717. Unlike the 717, the aircraft would have under-wing turbofans, much like the Boeing 737. The CSeries' cross-section was designed to give enhanced seating comfort for passengers, with features like broader seats and armrests for the middle passenger and larger windows at every seat to give every passenger the physical and psychological advantages of ample natural light.

The CSeries cabin would also have large, rotating overhead storage bins, a first for single-aisle aircraft, allowing each passenger to stow a sizeable carry-on bag on board.Fact|date=July 2007 Compared to the cabins of current in-service narrowbody aircraft, the CSeries would provide airlines with the largest overhead bin volume per passenger and a wider aisle that would allow for faster boarding and disembarcation of passengers.Fact|date=July 2007

In May 2005, Bombardier secured agreements with the Federal Government of Canada, the Provincial Government of Quebec, and the Government of the United Kingdom for supports and loans for the C-Series project. The Canadian government has committed US$350 million in financing; the British government has committed US$300 million. The fuselage will be built by China Aviation Industry Corp. I (AVIC I). Final assembly of the aircraft was to be at Mirabel Airport, outside Montreal, Quebec. [ [http://www.kansascity.com/382/story/703285.html Bombardier rejects KC, will build plant in Canada, Kansas City Star, July 13, 2008] ] Substantial portions of the aircraft were to be constructed at Bombardier facilities in Belfast, Northern Ireland. [ [http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=652454 Bombardier unveils 'greenest' passenger jet ] ]

uspension of program

On 31 January 2006, Bombardier announced it would not go forward with plans to develop the CSeries after it failed to secure any significant orders. Bombardier stated they would keep a small team of roughly 50 employees working on the CSeries marketing plan and including other risk sharing partners in the programme. [ [http://www.bombardier.se/index.jsp?id=3_0&lang=en&file=/en/3_0/3_8/3_8_1.jsp Bombardier ] ] [ [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=a5vesJFFgrPY&refer=canada Bloomberg.com: Canada ] ] With the C-Series on hold, Bombardier announced on 18 February 2006 that it would begin work on the 100-seat CRJ-1000 regional jet.

Restarting the program

On 31 January 2007, Bombardier announced that work on the aircraft would continue. [ [http://www.bombardier.com/index.jsp?id=0_0&lang=en&file=/en/0_0/0_0_1_7/0_0_1_7_4/0_0_1_7_4_2/cseries_update.html CSeries Program Update] ] In November 2007, Bombardier announced that the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan would be the exclusive powerplant for the CSeries. [ [http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/11/12/219420/dubai-2007-bombardier-opts-for-geared-turbofan-for.html Bombardier opts for geared turbofan for CSeries] ] Bombardier intends to launch its CSeries aircraft in 2008 for an entry into service in 2013. The 110-seat C110 and 130-seat C130 will feature a five-abreast cabin with larger windows and overhead luggage bins.

On 22 February 2008, Bombardier Aerospace announced that its parent company's Board of Directors had granted it the authority to offer formal sales proposals of the CSeries family to airline customers. [http://www.bombardier.com/index.jsp?id=3_0&lang=en&file=/en/3_0/3_8/3_8_1.jsp Bombardier Grants Authority to Offer CSeries] ]

Launch

On 13 July 2008, in a press conference on the eve of the opening of the Farnborough Airshow, Bombardier Aerospace announced the launch of the CSeries, with a letter of interest for 60 aircraft (including 30 options) from Lufthansa. The final assembly of the aircraft would be done at a new assembly facility to be built alongside the existing one where the CRJ700 and CRJ900 are assembled in Mirabel, north of Montreal. [cite web |title=Bombardier Launches CSeries Aircraft Program |url=http://www.bombardier.ca/en/aerospace/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d800326db |accessdate=2008-07-13 ] At the same press conference, it was announced the CSeries aircraft will use the Rockwell Collins Pro-Line Fusion avionics suite, an integrated cockpit solution comprised of 15 inch displays, with comprehensive navigation, communications, surveillance, engine indication and crew alerting system (EICAS), and aircraft maintenance systems. [cite web |title=Bombardier Selects Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion(TM) for CSeries |url=http://www.rockwellcollins.com/news/page10847.html |accessdate=2008-07-15 ]

The CSeries is designed for the 100- to 149-seat market category. This market is estimated by Bombardier at 6,300 aircraft representing more than $250 billion revenue over the next 20 years. Bombardier expects to be able to capture up to half of this market with the CSeries, currently projected to enter service in 2013.

pecifications

Notes: Data is preliminary and may change. ER = Extended Range, ET = Extra Thrust. Sources: CSeries Family

;Other DataSources: BombardierFact|date=July 2008

ee also

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* Bombardier CRJ700/900/1000
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* Airbus A320 family
* Boeing 737
* Boeing 717
* Boeing Y1
* Embraer E-Jets
* Sukhoi Superjet 100
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* List of civil aircraft
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References

External links

* [http://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/products/commercial-aircraft/cseries?docID=0901260d800091e6 Bombardier CSeries page]
* [http://www.flightinternational.com/Articles/2005/10/24/202402/Northwest+is+big+CSeries+hope.html Flight International article on Northwest order potential]
* [http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/03/24/205524/Bombardier+outlines+its+plans+for+%e2%80%98son+of+CSeries%e2%80%99.html Flight International article on Bombardier's plans for "son of CSeries" and possible co-operative development]