The first Bombardier CS100 taking off from Montreal's Mirabel Airport today.
(Credit: Howard Slutsken / Airchive)
Most casual aviation observers have followed the progress of new airplanes like Boeing’s 787, or Airbus’ A380. But for the hard-core fans, Monday offered a reason for excitement: the first flight of Bombardier’s new CSeries jet.
Taking off at 12:22 p.m. ET from Montreal’s Mirabel Airport, the CS100 — a regional jet that can carry between 108 and 125 passengers — took to the sky for a two-and-a-half hour journey. A big part of the test flight was to see how the airplane’s Pratt & Whitney PW1524G engines performed.
Bombardier’s CSeries jet takes off on first flight (pictures)
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