CSeries flight test vehicle one set for maiden flight

The CSeries aircraft programme has significant UK content – in particular, the complete advanced composite wings, which have been designed and are being manufactured and assembled in Bombardier’s Belfast operation. Around 200 suppliers across the UK are directly providing material, systems hardware, parts, equipment and services for the CSeries aircraft programme, with many more throughout the supply chain tiers. The CSeries aircraft wings are the largest and most complex composite structures manufactured and assembled in the UK using a unique resin transfer infusion (RTI) technology, which has been developed and patented by Bombardier Belfast. The use of this particular technology to produce aerostructures of this size is a world first The CSeries first flight is scheduled to depart Montréal–Mirabel International Airport this afternoon. www.belfast.aero.bombardier.com