Bombardier CS300 Aircraft Successfully Completes Maiden Flight: - Aircraft and its systems performed as expected - CS300 aircraft joins five CS100 flight test vehicles in the CSeries flight test program - Photos of the first flight will be available at www.bombardier.com, cseries.com and via Bombardier's social media channels. B-roll will be available at bcamediafootage.com

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(Marketwired - Feb. 27, 2015) - Another major milestone in Bombardier's CSeries aircraft program was reached today with the maiden flight of the CS300 airliner. The technologically advanced CSeries aircraft will provide operators with an all-new family of single-aisle mainline jets specifically designed for the 100- to 149-seat market segment.

"It was an absolute privilege to fly the first flight of the CS300 airliner and I'm absolutely ecstatic with how well it handled. It's a pilot's aircraft and handled exactly as predicted by simulation," said Capt. [Litavniks]. "Pilots will find it easy to transition from the CS100 to the CS300 aircraft or vice versa, which will greatly reduce training costs for operators using both models."

"Our CSeries aircraft program is progressing well, with results from testing as expected or better. The CS300 airliner will now join the five CS100 aircraft flight test vehicles that have amassed more than 1,000 flight test hours to date," said Rob Dewar, Vice President, CSeries Program. "We are confident the CS100 aircraft will be certified in the second half of 2015, followed closely by entry-into-service. The CS300 airliner is expected to follow about six months later."