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Friday, January 31, 2014

Bombardier C-Series Test Progress Slow in January

The link below is to an article that focuses mostly on financials, but the story makes it pretty clear that slow progress on the the C-Series is an important underlying cause of the poor cash-flow for Bombardier.

http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/general/cseries-concerns-remain-despite-simultaneous-test-flights-128932
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2014 at 11:57 AM

    and it will continue slow because the ISTCR is not representative and the process that BAEX has in place is weak. The ground test facilities won't be able to absorve the delays because certification tests performed over there have no credibility. - Bombardier Test Engineer

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  2. mark dFebruary 1, 2014 at 3:06 PM

    ISTCR: Integrated System Test and Certification Rig. You can get more info at http://airchive.com/html/airplanes-and-airports/bombardier-cseries-cs100-rollout-2013/c-series-istcr-signjpg/26741 .

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