Bombardier to debut CSeries airliners at Paris Air Show

Bombardier’s new CSeries airliners will make their debut at the Paris Air Show, which begins June 15.

The Canadian parent of Wichita’s Learjet said it will fly its CS100 and CS300 airliners to the show, as well as its newest regional jet, the CRJ1000, and a Q400 turboprop.

“Bombardier arrives at the Paris Air Show at a very exciting time as we debut our CSeries family of aircraft,” Fred Cromer, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president, said in a news release. “We are proud to present the first all-new designed, single-aisle aircraft that the industry has seen in over 25 years.”

The company said later in the week, it will send the CS300 to Belfast, Northern Ireland, for Bombardier workers to see. Workers there manufacture the CS300’s wing.

Meanwhile, the CS100 will travel to Zurich, Switzerland, where Bombardier will provide a demonstration flight for Swiss, the airline launch customer for the CS100.

Both the CS100 and the CRJ1000 have been in flight testing at Bombardier’s Flight Test Center in Wichita.

This story was originally published June 9, 2015 at 11:01 AM with the headline "Bombardier to debut CSeries airliners at Paris Air Show."