Swiss To Receive First Bombardier CSeries By June

The launch customer for Bombardier's new CSeries airliner, Swiss International Air Lines, said it was confident of receiving the aircraft by June and that it planned to begin services in the third quarter.

The Lufthansa subsidiary's Chief Technical Officer Peter Wojahn said the Canadian firm had overcome delays in the aircraft's development.

"We see the progress they are making. I'm confident we will make it by June," he told a news conference after Bombardier completed a series of route trials from the airline's Zurich base.

Bombardier has said it will deliver the first 110-seat model in the second quarter.

Ryan DeBrusk, vice president of sales at Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, said the plane maker was "aggressively pursuing sales campaigns."