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Bombardier, counter command: CSeries aircraft programme schedule could remain on track

Zhuhai, China - Senior Vice-President of the company reveals that the slowdowns are generated by a single supplier

Just a week ago Bombardier had announced a six-month delay for the first flight of the CS-100 aircraft, which is part of the new CSeries of the Canadian firm, moving the new date from the end of December 2012 to mid-2013 (AVIONEWS). On Wednesday 14 November 2012 Chet Fuller, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft senior vice-president, during "Airshow China", which is currently ongoing at Zhuhai, declared...

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Rome, Italy, 11/14/2012 15:35
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