Any Bombardier people out there?
I see the order from Republic for 40 machines. Good for you guys! Question?
It says they will have 138 seats. What configuration? I'm on the Airbus at AC and I"m wondering if we might end up with C-series. Our 320s have 14/132 in business/economy. Is this possible on the C-series? Will it be stretchable? Our 321s have a total of 174 seats. Is the C-series THAT stretchable?
C-series
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Re: C-series
It's Bombardier, they're famous for putting plugs in aircraft... just look at the RJ's....lol.
Re: C-series
It looks like the CS300 is going to have a cabin capacity of a little less than the Boeing 737-700 with an 130 seats at 32 inch pitch. http://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/ ... 0d800091e2#
The CS100 will have 110 seats in 32 inch pitch
It should motivate Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer to get some new aircraft on the drawing board.
The CS100 will have 110 seats in 32 inch pitch
It should motivate Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer to get some new aircraft on the drawing board.
Re: C-series
Plugs indeed! I once envisioned a Bombardier competitor for the 747. Imagine an RJ half a mile long!
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challydriver
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Re: C-series
Hi mulligan:
Try going to: http://www.nowisthefuture.com/
That's the official Bombardier CSeries website. There's lot's of information on it.
According to the company, the 150 seat version is just a rumor...
For now.
Regards,
challydriver
Try going to: http://www.nowisthefuture.com/
That's the official Bombardier CSeries website. There's lot's of information on it.
According to the company, the 150 seat version is just a rumor...
For now.
Regards,
challydriver
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The Hammer
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Re: C-series
Considering Boeing is riding a type certificate that is nearly 50 years old (737) with the NG ranging from 120-+200 seats, I say Bombardier is just following the Big Boys. Anyone remember what a Dc-9-10 looked like and that it eventually morphed into an MD-82?PC12flyer wrote:It's Bombardier, they're famous for putting plugs in aircraft... just look at the RJ's....lol.
Boeing and Douglas were adding plugs when Bombardier (dehaviland) was still only making bushplanes.
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Gino Under
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Re: C-series
The CSeries "has better economies than our airplane (the B737NG), " Southwest Airlines Executive VP and COO Mike Van de Ven told Air Transport World. "I don't want to be in a competitive disadvantage with a product."
"The engine manufacturers have an engine they're ready to put on something," Van de Ven says. "They think these engines are going to provide 15%, 16%, 17% fuel burn gains....[considering fuel costs and emissions concerns], if we want to be in a position where we can still offer low fares, we need a better piece of equipment...The airline industry is facing an extremely difficult economic environment. If [per-barrel oil] prices are going to be $70, $80, $90 and north of that long-term, we need a better airplane from a fuel burn perspective. We need new airplane technology. So we are waiting to see what choices are out there....and we'd like to make that choice sooner rather than later." - Air Transport World
"There are people who say Boeing and Airbus will be happy to give up the 130 seat segment. I doubt it. That's a key part of their volume output. They have no choice but to fight back, to re-engine what they already have." - Richard Aboulafia, Teal Group VP as a result of the Republic CSeries order.
This could get interesting if SWA were to purchase Bombardier's CSeries.
Gino Under
"The engine manufacturers have an engine they're ready to put on something," Van de Ven says. "They think these engines are going to provide 15%, 16%, 17% fuel burn gains....[considering fuel costs and emissions concerns], if we want to be in a position where we can still offer low fares, we need a better piece of equipment...The airline industry is facing an extremely difficult economic environment. If [per-barrel oil] prices are going to be $70, $80, $90 and north of that long-term, we need a better airplane from a fuel burn perspective. We need new airplane technology. So we are waiting to see what choices are out there....and we'd like to make that choice sooner rather than later." - Air Transport World
"There are people who say Boeing and Airbus will be happy to give up the 130 seat segment. I doubt it. That's a key part of their volume output. They have no choice but to fight back, to re-engine what they already have." - Richard Aboulafia, Teal Group VP as a result of the Republic CSeries order.
This could get interesting if SWA were to purchase Bombardier's CSeries.
Gino Under
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