Bombardier bullish on C Series delivery target

Bombardier has taken delivery of the first Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofans fitted with upgraded combustors for the C Series narrowbody as the manufacturer prepares to accelerate production during the second half of the year in an attempt to deliver some 30 airplanes. This year having shipped just 11 CS100s and CS300s to SWISS and Air Baltic, Bombardier has adjusted its delivery ambitions slightly downward from an earlier estimate of between 30 and 35 to account for supply chain interruptions, mainly involving engine supplier Pratt & Whitney. “We’ve always said that our 2017 [deliveries] would be skewed toward the back end of [the year],” C Series program office director Istifan Ghanem said Tuesday. <br/>