Success for Bombardier Commercial Aircraft in Gaining Certification
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that its new CS100 aircraft has received its Transport Canada Type Certification.
This is great news for Northern Ireland where Bombardier is designing and manufacturing the advanced composite wings for the C Series aircraft.
Paul Everitt, Chief Executive of ADS Group Commented: “Sincere congratulations to Bombardier on this achievement; in addition to developing quieter and greener aircraft, this is the first time in around 30 years that the market has seen a new family of aircraft in the 100- to 150- seat bracket.
“As well as providing high-skill high-value employment, Bombardier is a crucial part of a supply chain made up of many SMEs; gaining this Certification marks a very positive step forward for the UK aerospace supply chain.”
Obtaining the Type Certificate for the CS100 aircraft paves the way for the delivery and entry into service of the CS100 aircraft with first operator SWISS in Q2 2016.
Welcoming the C Series aircraft certification, Michael Ryan, Vice-President and General Manager, Bombardier Belfast, said: “Given our involvement in the C Series aircraft programme, in particular in the design and manufacture of the advanced composite wings, this is an achievement of which all our employees and our supply chain should be justly proud.
“The wings are produced using a patented Resin Transfer Infusion process developed by our Belfast engineers, and represent a step change in aircraft wing design and manufacture. In fact, the aircraft certification authorities described our Belfast operation as having set a new standard for composite wing certification – a tremendous endorsement of our engineering expertise.”
The aircraft is delivering more than a 20 per cent fuel burn advantage compared to in-production aircraft, and a greater than 10 per cent advantage compared to re-engined aircraft. The C Series
aircraft will also emit 50 per cent fewer NOX emissions than the CAEP 6* NOX emission standards.
* Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection