Can Bombardier extend CS300 to a CS500? Part 3.

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction April 25, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: We will now finish our series where we look into how big an undertaking a CS300 stretch to a 150 seater would be for Bombardier. The… Read More

Can Bombardier extend CS300 to a CS500? Part 2.

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction April 20, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Last week we started our analysis to see whether Bombardier could stretch their C Series aircraft program from two members covering 100 to 135 passengers (in… Read More

Bombardier makes it official: CSeries exceeds advertised numbers

Ross Mitchell, VP of Business Acquisitions, Bombardier, discusses cabin modularity and flexibility for the CSeries at the 2015 Paris Air Show. June 14, 2015, Paris Air Show: Bombardier made it official today, the pre-event of the opening of… Read More

Bombardier ‘transformation initiative’ goes after costs across the enterprise, supply chain

June 8, 2015, c. Leeham Co. Bombardier suppliers, already squeezed by Airbus and Boeing to cut costs and prices, will soon face a new effort from Bombardier to do the same. The new chief executive officer, Alain Bellemare, last… Read More

Airbus NEO won’t kill CSeries: New study

Airbus’ A320 NEO won’t kill the Bombardier CSeries, a new study concludes, issued today by AirInsight. The study, “The Business Case for the Bombardier CSeries,” which we co-authored, is discussed on the AirInsight blog. The study began as… Read More