LH buys 30 CSeries aircraft for SWISS

[seahawk]

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/03/11/323651/lufthansa-board-approves-order-for-30-cseries-aircraft.html

Important milestone for Bombardier.

[ptbodale]

Excellent. It would be nice to see a couple of North American airlines in line for them as well.

[Eric Diffoot]

LF is slowly taking control of Europe and great news for them to
expand Swiss Intl. I think maybe for a North American launcher, maybe US Airways or Air Canada, no way I see UA, AA, DL/NWA being interesting right now. Mexicana is looking as possibly getting the C Series to replace their 717s when their leases are up.

[avro_arrow_25206]

Official press release from Bombardier:

http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d80088e67

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the launch customer for the CSeries aircraft program, has signed a firm purchase agreement for 30 CSeries model CS100 (formerly C110) single-aisle aircraft. These aircraft will be operated by Lufthansa’s subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. The agreement also includes options on an additional 30 CSeries aircraft.

Based on list price, the contract value for the 30 CS100 aircraft is approximately $1.53 billion US.
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Bombardier Aerospace also today announced the launch of new model designations for its game-changing CSeries family of aircraft. The 110-seat configuration (previously known as the C110 aircraft) will be designated the CSeries model CS100 aircraft and the 130-seat configuration (formerly the C130 aircraft) will be designated the CSeries model CS300 aircraft.

[TAP-A343]

Since these aircraft will replace LX's Avro's, I'm assuming that they can land at LCY.

[AA 1818]

Since these aircraft will replace LX's Avro's, I'm assuming that they can land at LCY.

And perhaps that is the great advantage in ordering the aircraft so early into the process - that they will definately have a say in their prospective designs/operating procedures. Great news for Bombardier. I wish them success, and hope that this new product may benefit from greater fuel efficencies and the like.

[atpcliff]

Hi!

I think LCY must be London City, or something like that. I read that they WILL be capable of landing at the London airport that has specific airframe/noise requirements, whatever it is. They are VERY quite, very fuel efficient, and with WAY less emissions than the most modern engine now flying (Pratt and Whitney GTF engines-BRAND new!).

cliff
GRB

[TAP-A343]

I think LCY must be London City

Exactly.

[LX-A343]

Nice! Looks somehow like a new generation smaller A32s type, but with an interesting nose design.

Interesting to see, that Swiss takes over the role as lunch customer again. Swissair did it a few times, Crossair as well, now SWISS. I remember having read, that they didn't want to take that risk anymore.

OK, in 5 years we will have something new to chase with the camera then ...

[AA 1818]

Has Bombardier discussed seating layouts yet? I am assuming that it is more than likely to be 2, 2 seating right? Or is the fuselage wide enough to possibly seat 2, 3 seating?

[Spad13]

Has Bombardier discussed seating layouts yet?

I'm sure it's come up a time or two. Or three.

[AA 1818]

Hi!

I think LCY must be London City, or something like that. I read that they WILL be capable of landing at the London airport that has specific airframe/noise requirements, whatever it is. They are VERY quite, very fuel efficient, and with WAY less emissions than the most modern engine now flying (Pratt and Whitney GTF engines-BRAND new!).

cliff
GRB

Apart from the issues of quietude, there is the much more stringent issue of landing capabilities and strong decent capabilities. LCY is one of the world's most perilious airports in that the landing requirements are extraordinary (controlled rapid descents into a city center where the runway is quite short). Yet, the airlines that operate there do a fantastic job in highly training their pilots for the rigors of operation at LCY. Needless to say, the aircraft that are sleected to operate there are nomally of a special breed.

[HalcyonDays]

Apart from the issues of quietude, there is the much more stringent issue of landing capabilities and strong decent capabilities. LCY is one of the world's most perilious airports in that the landing requirements are extraordinary (controlled rapid descents into a city center where the runway is quite short). Yet, the airlines that operate there do a fantastic job in highly training their pilots for the rigors of operation at LCY. Needless to say, the aircraft that are sleected to operate there are nomally of a special breed.

I think you're over-egging the LCY issues somewhat. It's certainly true that airlines using this field mandate special training for their crews, but to call it "perilous" is a stretch. Even in Europe alone there are numerous airports that are just as challenging, yet life seems to go on.

[Spad13]

I think you're over-egging the LCY issues somewhat.

Perhaps he is, but one would be hard-pressed to argue with a word like "quietude". It's almost like the word "fraught", only even sexier.

[Alessandro]

Nice! Looks somehow like a new generation smaller A32s type, but with an interesting nose design.

Interesting to see, that Swiss takes over the role as lunch customer again. Swissair did it a few times, Crossair as well, now SWISS. I remember having read, that they didn't want to take that risk anymore.

OK, in 5 years we will have something new to chase with the camera then ...

Nosedesign reminds me of the Sudaviation Caravelle.
I wonder which GTF plane will fly first Bombardier, Cessna or MRJ?