Bombardier delivers first C Series aircraft to SWISS

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced (29-Jun-2016) the delivery of the first C Series aircraft to launch operator SWISS. The first CS100 aircraft is scheduled to enter service with SWISS on 15-Jul-2016 with its maiden commercial service taking passengers from Zurich to Paris Charles de Gaulle. SWISS will gradually replace its Avro RJ100 fleet with the C Series aircraft. Additional C Series aircraft will be used to replace other existing aircraft and permit moderate future growth. The CS100 aircraft will fly to Manchester, Prague and Budapest with other destinations, including Warsaw, Brussels, Nice, Stuttgart, Hanover, Milan, Florence and Bucharest, being added. [more - original PR]