Bombardier CSeries 2014 Debut at Risk as Test Flights Lag

Bombardier has said the CSeries, which features the new geared turbofan engine from United Technologies Corp. (UTX)’s Pratt & Whitney, will cost about 15 percent less to operate, cut fuel burn by about 20 percent and produce less noise.

Each flight allows Bombardier to collect data on about 14,000 parameters, and initial results suggest the plane will probably meet the company’s expectations on variables such as speed and altitude, Poutissou said.

Bombardier will probably need another four to six months to compile “concrete” performance data -- including fuel efficiency and noise performance -- on the aircraft, David Newman, an analyst at Cormark Securities in Toronto, said in a note published Oct. 22. Read More:  UTX.