JetTrak

First commercial aircraft deliveries (new/used), aviation news, retirements, accidents, feature stories This blog focuses on the first deliveries of an aircraft type / variant (new or used) to a commercial airline, as well as the final retirement of aircraft types. New airline startups and airlines ceasing operations are also a key feature Source: Seven Seas Aviation JetTrak Database (tailored reports and consultant data services available: contact Rob Grundy via e-mail: rg7cavn@gmail.com)

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

SWISS commences CSeries operations to London City

SWISS became the first airline to operate scheduled services with the CSeries (CS100) into London City Airport, August 8th 2017. Service to Zurich will be supplemented by Geneva service in 2018. SWISS will phase out it's remaining five A319s in 2018, in favor of the CSeries. In other fleet news, SWISS retired it's final Avro RJ100 August 14th, one of 21 operated over the last 15 years.

Bombardier CSeries MSN 0010 SWISS HB-JBA [Delivered June 29th 2016]

Full report from Airways Magazine

16 CSeries have been delivered to date: 8 CS100s to launch customer SWISS, 2 CS300s to SWISS, and 6 CS300s to Air Baltic. Korean Air will receive it's first CSeries later in 2017, followed by Delta Air Lines in 2018.

Friday, May 26, 2017

Swiss takes delivery of first Bombardier CS300

Swiss International Air Lines has taken delivery of it's first Bombardier CS300 (MSN 0010 HB-JCA), becoming the second operator of this stretched version of the CSeries (after Air Baltic), and adding to it's existing fleet of 8 CS100s. This 100 seat class of jet will replace the remaining Avro RJs, and be based at Geneva.