SWISS to put 1st CSeries jet into commercial operation by Q3

SWISS says it expects delivery of Bombardier CSeries jets by June and expects them to be in operation on European routes by Q3. SWISS was previously announced as the launch customer for the CSeries aircraft program after Lufthansa ordered 30 CS100 aircraft. Its chief technical officer Peter Wojahn said he had confidence Bombardier had overcome its development delays and would deliver the first aircraft by June. Bombardier announced Wednesday that it had completed a series of route trials from the airline's base in Europe. The CS100 aircraft completed over 30 city-pair flights to European cities over the past 3 weeks. SWISS is buying a 110-seat model of the fuel-efficient jet to operate on short routes in Europe. <br/>