‘No surprise to us’: SWISS shrugs off CSeries delays
Bombardier appears to have found a patient launch partner in SWISS. The first customer to place a firm order for the aircraft, Swiss also (somewhat reluctantly) agreed to be the first airline to fly it. Now, SWISS is shrugging off delivery delays that mean it will receive fewer aircraft than it expected this year, saying it has a painless fall-back plan in place. Bombardier revealed this month that it will deliver only 7 CSeries jetliners this year, less than half its earlier forecast of 15, due to problems at engine supplier Pratt & Whitney. Peter Koch, SWISS fleet chief and program manager for the CSeries, isn’t frustrated by the delay. He said Bombardier has been in constant communication with Swiss and the airline has access to plenty of other aircraft to help fill the gap. <br/>
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‘No surprise to us’: SWISS shrugs off CSeries delays
Bombardier appears to have found a patient launch partner in SWISS. The first customer to place a firm order for the aircraft, Swiss also (somewhat reluctantly) agreed to be the first airline to fly it. Now, SWISS is shrugging off delivery delays that mean it will receive fewer aircraft than it expected this year, saying it has a painless fall-back plan in place. Bombardier revealed this month that it will deliver only 7 CSeries jetliners this year, less than half its earlier forecast of 15, due to problems at engine supplier Pratt & Whitney. Peter Koch, SWISS fleet chief and program manager for the CSeries, isn’t frustrated by the delay. He said Bombardier has been in constant communication with Swiss and the airline has access to plenty of other aircraft to help fill the gap. <br/>
