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Air Canada filed a letter with the intention to purchase for up to 75 CSeries aircraft from Bombardier, which specifically would be the CS300 model with greater capacity to date. The final price of the contract could reach 3.8 billion dollars, which would help pay part of the cost of the project, the letter presented by Air Canada demonstrates the interest in 45 aircraft as a fixed purchase and 30 option aircraft.
Bombardier estimates that the delivery of the CS300 to Air Canada start in 2019, with completion scheduled for 2023 if only 45 aircraft. If the total order is for 75 CS300 delivery may postpone for another year. The goal of the Canadian airline is to replace the current first generation Ejet, operating in the range of 100-130 seats in total are 31 Ejets the fleet of Air Canada.
Infographic - Global News Canada
Infographic - Global News Canada
The CS300 Bombardier, the largest aircraft of the CSeries family, is underway to get your kind of certificate within six months. About 70% of the step has been completed, missing a few adjustments to make the Transport Canada type certificate, the body that manages the aviation industry in Canada. The smaller variant, CS100, received the Canadian certificate at the end of 2015 and is on its way to be delivered to its launch customer, Swiss Airlines.
The CSeries is a new generation of jet in the category of 100-150 seats, it is powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines and their characteristics promises to be up to 20% more efficient than the current generation. It is composed of two families of aircraft, the CS100 can carry up to 110 passengers in a configuration of rows 3-2 for economy class, while the CS300 carries up to 135 in the same configuration. Bombardier said the CSeries has 678 orders at the moment, between fixed orders and purchase options.