November 14, 2016
The first CS300 C-Series model is expected to be delivered to airBaltic on December 1st. The CS300 is the larger C-Series model, approaching the seating and range characteristics of a small Boeing 737 or Airbus A319 model.
http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/good_for_business/?doc=125361
Bombardier's CEO, Alain Bellemare has hinted that the promised infusion of investment by Canada's federal government, originally aimed at shoring up the production ramp-up of the C-Series, could also help jump-start an all-new aircraft development effort at Bombardier.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ottawa-cash-could-jumpstart-new-project-bombardier-431401/
Kazakhstan's Air Astana has become the first airline in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to take delivery of the Airbus A320 NEO. The Air Astana aircraft feature the Pratt & Whitney Geared TurboFan engine.
http://atwonline.com/airframes/air-astana-takes-delivery-first-airbus-a320neo-cis
It is estimated that engine delivery delays for the Pratt & Whitney Geared TurboFan engine, which power over half of the Airbus A320 NEO aircraft being delivered today, will extend throughout most of 2017.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-08/top-airbus-a320neo-buyer-indigo-slows-fleet-plan-on-engine-woes
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pratt-needs-a-year-to-catch-up-on-a320neo-engine-del-431397/
The first production models of the CFM International LEAP-1B engine that powers the Boeing 737 MAX are currently in pre-delivery testing.
http://aviationweek.com/technology/first-production-cfm-leap-1b-engines-enter-predelivery-testing
The first flight of the Irkut MC-21, once slated for the end of 2016, has officially slipped into 2017. The MC-21 is powered by a version of the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan engine that also powers the Airbus A320 NEO.
http://tass.com/economy/911867
China's Comac has begun engine tests of the first LEAP-1C engine slated for flight test aboard the C919, which is expected to fly next year. The LEAP-1C is a derivative of the LEAP-1A which is offered as an option aboard the Airbus A320 NEO.
http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/comac-begins-c919-leap-1c-engine-runs
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