Major Network Carrier places firm order for 10 CSeries aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace released that a major network carrier will be the first operator to take delivery of the first CSeries aircraft. The carrier, which has requested to remain unidentified at the present time, has signed a firm order for 10 CS100 aircraft with options on an additional six. Based on the list price for the CS100 aircraft, the firm order is valued at $616 million, which could increase to $1.01 billion, should all six options be converted to firm orders. The new aircraft are powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PW1500G series engines, covered by a PureSolution maintenance service agreement.