Авиация и Время 2013-05

16 сентября 2013г. в канадском аэропорту "Мирабель" (Монреаль) впервые поднялся в воздух самолет FTV-1 - прототип нового ближне- и среднемагистрального лайнера Bombardier CSeries 100

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The United States International Trade Commission has ruled the Canadian manufacturer's new jet does not harm Boeing.

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Bombardier CS100 C-FFCO (c/n 50006) conducted three weeks of route-proving flights using launch operator Swiss' network from Zurich, ahead of the type's service entry in June 2016.

Air International 2014-08 / J.Careless - CSeries /Commercial/

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Prototype Bombardier CSeries C-FBCS touches down at Montreal-Mirabel International Airport at the conclusion of its maiden flight on September 16, 2013.

Air International 2014-08 / J.Careless - CSeries /Commercial/

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CS100 FTV5 during night testing of all the lighting systems. The five CS100 test aircraft amassed more than 3,000 flying hours during the test programme.

Air International 2014-08 / J.Careless - CSeries /Commercial/

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Bombardier CS100 Flight Test Vehicle 2 C-GYWO (c/n 50002) departs London City Airport for New York JFK.

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16 октября 2017г. фирмы Airbus SE и Bombardier Inc. подписали соглашение о партнерстве по программе самолетов Bombardier серии C. Airbus получит 50.01% акций CSALP (С Series Aircraft Limited Partnership - предприятия, которое производит и продает C-Series). Bombardier и Investissement Quebec (IQ) будут владеть приблизительно 31% и 19% акций, соответственно.
The C Series with its 108-160-seat capacity complements the larger A320neo in Airbus' single-aisle line-up.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Airbus A320neo - InternationalInternational - 2014

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Final ground tests in progress on C-FFDK ahead of its first flight.

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Bombardier's CS300 C-FFDK (c/n 55001) passing through the water trough at Mirabel.

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The first CS300 flight test aircraft, C-FFDK, during its first flight.

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Bombardier CS300 FTV-8 C-FFDO (c/n 55002) has been in Europe operating route proving trials to various destinations from Riga, the home base of the CS300's launch operator Air Baltic.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2015-08 / А.Юргенсон - Авиасалон в Ле Бурже. Paris Air Show - 2015

Опытный экземпляр самолета CS300

Air International 2016-07 / M.Broadbent - Age of the New /Commercial/

This is the second CS300 flight test aircraft, C-FFDK (c/n 50001), on its maiden flight. The first example of the stablemate CS100 will enter service with Swiss in July 2016.

Авиация и Время 2015-02

27 февраля 2015г. совершил первый полет новый канадский 130-местный пассажирский авиалайнер Bombardier CS300. Он поднялся в небо с территории международного аэропорта в Монреале.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2019-01 / А.Фирсов - А что за рубежом?

Пусть вас не смущает необычное название самолета A-220. Это вовсе не новейшая разработка концерна «Эрбас». Теперь так называются самолеты C-серии канадской фирмы «Бомбардье». На снимке 130-местный вариант A-220-300 - бывший CS300. Название A-220-100 получил 110-местный CS100

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Airbus has received more than 500 firmed orders for A220 variants.
Airbus seeks to improve A220 sales in Asia-Pacific.

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Two North American customers confirming deals for 60 jets each took firm A220 orders to 537 in January 2019.

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The A220 family has been given higher maximum take-off weight and extra range.

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Airbus predicts healthy future demand for airliners over the next 20 years, although in the long term the A380 is not one of the products on offer.
AIRBUS HAS confirmed its Skywise open data and digital services platform is now in use on more than 6,000 aircraft worldwide.

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Airbus airliners in formation with the Patrouille de France off the southwestern French coast in late May 2019.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Airbus A320neo - InternationalInternational - 2014Airbus A330 - InternationalInternational - 1992Airbus A350 - InternationalInternational - 2013Airbus A380 / A3XX - InternationalInternational - 2005Airbus Beluga XL - InternationalInternational - 2018Hawker-Siddeley Hawk / HS.1182 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1972

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Spirit AeroSystems will be responsible for producing the A220's all-composite wing, in a deal due to be finalised in 2020.

Air International 2019-07 / M.Broadbent - Versatile twin /Commercial/

Half of the A220, including the entire wing, is carbon fibre, with aluminium lithium and titanium also forming a large proportion of the structure.

Air International 2019-10 / M.Broadbent - Single-aisle airliners /Commercial/

Momentum has started to build around the A220, formerly the C Series, since Airbus took majority control of the programme.

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Bombardier's Belfast plant builds wings for the A220, formerly the C Series.

Air International 2017-08 / M.Broadbent - Big Promise /Commercial/

Air Baltic, the CS300 launch operator, has orders for 20 of these aircraft.

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At 127 ft (38.7m) long the CS300 can accommodate between 130 and 160 passengers; Air Baltic's aircraft are configured for 145 seats.

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An airBaltic A220-300 at Munich. The business-leisure mix is essential and affects the schedule the airline offers

Air International 2019-07 / M.Broadbent - Versatile twin /Commercial/

Air Baltic was the first A220-300 operator in December 2016, after Swiss had put the A220-100 into operation in July 2016.

Air International 2023-10 / B.Baldwin - Intelligence-led network expansion

Milanamos CEO Christophe Ritter says the Airbus A220 is game changer with its range of 8,000km with 130 passengers

Air International 2019-07 / M.Broadbent - Versatile twin /Commercial/

The A220-300 launch operator Air Baltic now has 19 examples, including YL-CSL (c/n 55041) marked to celebrate Latvia's centenary.

Air International 2019-10 / M.Broadbent - Single-aisle airliners /Commercial/

Air Baltic operated 19 A220-300s at the time of writing, including the distinctively painted YL-CSK (msn 55039) delivered in August 2019, which bears the colours of the Lithuanian flag and is named Vilnius.

Air International 2017-08 / M.Broadbent - A New Era /Commercial/

Air Baltic is set to exploit the CS300’s range capability by putting the type on to new medium-haul routes from Riga, the first of which is Abu Dhabi from October 2017.

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Air Baltic's tenth A220-300, YL-CSJ (msn 55038), is the first to be delivered bearing A220-300 rather than CS300 designation.

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Airbus has now delivered 100 A220s from its orderbook of more than 500.

Авиация и Время 2020-05

1 декабря 2020г. латвийская авиакомпания airBaltic начала выполнять прямые рейсы из Киева (Борисполь) в литовскую столицу Вильнюс. На линии работают самолеты Airbus A220-300, которые будут выполнять 2 рейса в неделю. Ранее airBaltic планировала организовать полеты из Риги в Киев, но это оказалось невозможно из-за ограничений латвийских властей, связанных с пандемией COVID-19

Air International 2017-01 / Airscene

Air Baltic has ordered 20 CS300s. The first route is Riga - Amsterdam but the airline is planning to fly to the Persian Gulf with the new aircraft.

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Air International 2017-08 / M.Broadbent - A New Era /Commercial/

Air Baltic’s first CS300 YL-CSA (c/n 55003) arriving at its Riga base on delivery. This variant has 3,300nm (6,112km) range.

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The first deliveries of aircraft from Air Baltic's order for up to 60 more Bombardier CS300s are due in Q4 2019.

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The first of 20 Bombardier CS300s for Air Baltic is YL-CSA (c/n 55003), pictured here before delivery with its Canadian registration C-FOWY.

Air International 2017-11 / D.Sipinski - Baltic Connection /Commercial/

Air Baltic was the launch operator for the Bombardier CS300. It is using the aircraft very intensively and says operational results are better than expected. Here YL-CSC (c/n 55005), the third CS300 to be delivered to the airline, is on finals at Zurich.

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The CS300 touches down in Riga on November 30, 2016, following a night stop in Stockholm.

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Air Baltic is leasing a Boeing 737 from Ukraine International Airlines

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Air Baltic plans to resume routes to Dubai and Edinburgh

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The first of 45 Airbus A220s for Air Canada recently rolled out of the paint shop in Mirabel. This A220-300, C-GROV (msn 55067), will enter service in December 2019.

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Air Canada has ordered 45 A220-300s.

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Al R TANZANIA has become the first African airline to receive the Airbus A220, the twin-jet formerly known as the C Series and the newest addition to the Airbus commercial aircraft family.

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Breeze Airways selected Viasat as the in-flight connectivity service provider for its fleet of A220-300 aircraft, one of which is shown here with a Viasat radome

Air International 2022-01 / C.Sloan - Front and centre

The A220 will allow Breeze to do things its competitors can’t, according to the airline

Air International 2022-01 / C.Sloan - Front and centre

“This airplane is absolutely magical,” said Tom Anderson, Breeze chief operations officer, of the A220

Air International 2022-01 / C.Sloan - Front and centre

The A220 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500Gs, which David Neeleman considers the cornerstone of the aircraft's capability

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Delta Air Lines' first Airbus A220-100 N101DU (msn 50020) after rolling out from the painting hangar at the A220 final assembly line in Mirabel, Quebec, before it started test flights in October 2018.

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DELTA AIR Lines officially accepted its first Airbus A220-100 N101DU (msn 50020) in Mirabel, becoming the first North American airline to receive the type.

Air International 2022-12 / T.Batchelor - Mixed messages

Earlier this year Delta exercised rights to purchase 12 new A220-300 aircraft

Air International 2020-07 / K.Nuthall, P.Cochrane, W.Kigotho - Opening skies over Africa

Several African carriers have opted for the Airbus A220.

Air International 2021-05 / J.Geraghty, C.Sloan - Breaking boundaries

JetBlue's initial A220 on its first flight
The carrier welcomed the first of 70 A220s at the end of last year. Its range and low cost per ASM offer economic advantages, and the interior gives the passenger a widebody experience in a narrowbody aircraft

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Korean Air Lines has received two Bombardier CS300s and will initially operate the aircraft on domestic routes, although the carrier has not ruled out flying the aircraft on international services.

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Korean Air Lines' first Bombardier CS300 HL8091 (c/n 550017) pictured departing Mirabel, Quebec, on its maiden flight. This is the first of ten CS300s for Korean, which will be the third C Series family operator after Swiss and Air Baltic. Korean will use the aircraft on domestic routes initially before placing it on Asian services.

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The two-day visit of the CS100 to Zurich gave Swiss staff an opportunity for a closer look at a type they will be the first to operate.

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Bombardier CS100 FTV5 (c/n 10005) C-GWXZ at Dublin ahead of its first semi-commercial flight to Zurich.

Air International 2017-08 / C.Kjelgaard - Quietly Impressive /Commercial/

According to CS100 launch operator Swiss, preliminary data evaluation confirms the PW1524G’s fuel-efficiency performance meets the expectations and guarantees.

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Swiss International Air Lines is scheduled to receive its first CS100 in the second quarter.

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Bombardier CS100 C-GWXZ (c/n 5005), wearing the livery of launch operator, Swiss International Air Lines, was scheduled to go the carrier's Zurich base after the Paris Air Show for customer demonstrations.

Air International 2017-08 / M.Broadbent - A New Era /Commercial/

Swiss has used its CS100s to replace its Avro RJs on its European short-haul network. Around 300 of its pilots will be trained on the aircraft.

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CS100 C-GWXZ (s/n 50001) conducted a low fly-past down Zurich’s runway 16 on arrival from the Paris Air Show, and received a water cannon salute from the airport fire service on taxiing in.

Air International 2017-08 / M.Broadbent - Big Promise /Commercial/

Swiss was the C Series family launch operator. Swiss CS100, HB-JBB (c/n 50011) is captured flying near St Moritz during an appearance at the World Ski Championships.

Air International 2017-08 / M.Broadbent - Big Promise /Commercial/

Air International 2017-08 / M.Broadbent - Big Promise /Commercial/

The C Series’ all-composite wing is manufactured using an innovative new process called resin trans­fer infusion.

Air International 2017-08 / C.Kjelgaard - Quietly Impressive /Commercial/

At 20dB below ICAO’s Chapter IV minimum-noise standard, the PW1524G’s airport noise footprint is up to 75% smaller than those of previous turbofan engines.

Air International 2016-08 / Airscene

The first Swiss CS100, HB-JBA, will be followed by 14 other CS100s into service with the airline, whose remaining C Series deliveries will be CS300s.

Air International 2017-08 / M.Broadbent - A New Era /Commercial/

Two airlines, Swiss and Air Baltic, have so far put the C Series into service. Korean Air is set to become the third operator later this summer.

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Some of the Star Alliance airline executives who were passengers aboard the flight in FTV5 from Dublin to Zurich.

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If all options are exercised, Delta Air Lines will take delivery of 125 examples of the C Series.

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On March 7, 2013 the first prototype Bombardier CSeries CS100 (FTV-1, c/n 50001) was unveiled at the Mirabel production facility in Quebec.

Мировая Авиация 243

Первый опытный самолет семейства CSeries, FTV1, был представлен на заводе компании "Bombardier" в Мирабеле под Монреалем в марте 2013 года. Окончательная сборка авиалайнеров будет осуществляться на новой сборочной линии компании - рядом с имеющейся линией, где собираются самолеты CRJ700 и CRJ900.

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The McKinley Climatic Laboratory in Florida was used for cold temperature testing.

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The second prototype Bombardier CSeries CS100 making its maiden flight on January 3, 2014.

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Rob Dewar, Vice President C Series, holds a copy of the CS100 Type Certificate awarded by Transport Canada.

Air International 2013-06 / C.Kjelgaard - Pratt & Whitney's Commercial Engine Comeback /Technology/

Maiden flight of the first Bombardier CS100 airliner powered by the PW1524G, is expected this year.

Air International 2017-08 / C.Kjelgaard - Quietly Impressive /Commercial/

The ratio of cold bypass air to hot core air in the PW1500G is 12:1, a ratio practically unachievable until P&W developed its geared turbofan technology.

Air International 2017-08 / C.Kjelgaard - Quietly Impressive /Commercial/

PW1524G ground-testing at Pratt & Whitney’s West Palm Beach engine test facility.

Air International 2017-08 / C.Kjelgaard - Quietly Impressive /Commercial/

The PW1524G is one of seven versions in the PW1500G family, with other variants powering other new airliners such as the A320neo, E-Jets E2 and Mitsubishi Regional Jet.

Air International 2017-08 / M.Broadbent - Big Promise /Commercial/

C Series final assembly under way in Bombardier’s Mirabel plant. Aircraft are assembled at three stations.

Air International 2017-08 / M.Broadbent - Big Promise /Commercial/

The robots used during final assembly each weigh 12,000kg (26,485lb) and reach a full height of 18ft 9in (5.72m).

Air International 2011-07 / C.Kjelgaard - CSeries Programme Strides Forwards /Commercial/

A test fuselage barrel for the airliner.

Air International 2022-03 / Focus: UAV, Rotary, Business, Technology, Space

ACJ TwoTwenty 5H-FIVE after arriving at Indianapolis, Indiana, where it will be outfitted by Comlux Completion

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The first ACJ TwoTwenty lifts off for its inaugural flight on December 14, 2021

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Two ACJ TwoTwentys were delivered during 2022, the first VIP variants of the Airbus A220 to be handed over

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The initial fuselage section of the first ACJ TwoTwenty on the final assembly line at Mirabel in Canada