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New Airplane Alert: Bombardier Shows Off the CSeries

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March 8, 2013 at 10:55 AM | by | Comments (0)

When it comes to airplane news we’re usually going on and on—in a good way—about the latest and greatest offerings from the big boys like Airbus and Boeing. However, they’re not the only ones busting out the blueprints on new airplane designs, as Bombardier has been hard at work for quite a while on their next generation aircraft. We’ve mentioned their newly designed single-aisle jets before, but now it looks like they’re finally ready to take a big step forward in their plane’s timeline.

Bombardier isn’t quite ready to start flying around the test planes just yet, but they are proud to show off the very first test plane. They showed things off to members of the media earlier in the week, as this should be the first plane that will eventually take to the skies. Just like most other airplane manufacturers even this initial rollout was kind of overdue, but we say better late than never.

The CSeries will eventually come in two different flavors, but the first is the CS100 that should seat up to around 125 passengers. If things go according to plan it’ll be in commercial service at some point around the middle of next year. The CS300 will arrive a little bit later, but they’ll be able to cram a few more seats into that model. Bombardier is proud to claim that this is a brand new aircraft—not just a redesign—as it looks to head into more direct competition with Airbus and Boeing and their updated single-aisle airplanes.

We’re not quite sure which carrier will be the first to launch these planes as a commercial option, and it sounds like Bombardier is also keeping it zipped when it comes to that news. Lufthansa and Republic Airways have thrown down some money for delivery of these new planes, but other than that the sales haven’t exactly been going crazy. If you want to get one for yourself it sounds like the smaller model will go for a cool $62 million; however, if you’re buying a bunch we bet they’ll cut you a deal.

[Rendering: Bombardier]

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