The Bombardier CSeries has been flying around for a bit now, with launch customers Swiss International Airlines (CS100) and airBaltic (CS300) taking the planes on certain trips (and press trips which yours truly hasn’t been invited on).
Today, I visited the mock-up at Aircraft Interiors Expo, and made a few interesting discoveries whilst there.
Perhaps the biggest surprise in the seating presented – and more importantly those stuck in the middle seat. We’ve all been there, with the middle seat constricted by the aisle and window beside you… and you’re constantly fighting for arm-rest room.
Well, with the seats offered by Zodiac Aerospace, the middle seat comes in at a staggering 19″ width. That’s wider than the Airbus 18″ recommendation.
Bombardier Middle Seat – Image, Economy Class and Beyond.
The rest of the seats are 18″ width seats. Legroom is pretty passable in this configuration too.
2 seater right side configuration
The windows – note, larger than both the Airbus and Boeing narrow body offerings.
Legroom – not at all bad.
As for overhead bins – they’re the pivot style, allowing for a more open cabin.
As for the cross-section of the plane – it’s a lot wider than the E2 that’s coming up from Embraer too. The can be seen with the 20″ wide aisle on the plane
The move Bombardier needs to position this aircraft prehaps isn’t as a regional jet replacement – more as a mini-mainline replacement for routes that demand a higher passenger load, but cannot as yet justify a 150 seater service.
Certainly with the CS300 which chomps on the bit of the lower capacity Airbus and Boeing aircraft – iut presents an interesting option.
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It’s a good idea, but, IIRC, it’s the airlines who dictate seat width, not the aircraft manufacturer. Now, if Swiss actually did use the 19″ middle seat, that’d be great, but it’s up to them.
It’s certainly an option depending on what seat they take – I know Swiss took on the ZIM seat which is a little more normal. It’s good to se there are innovative options out there – rather than slapping the same old seats out there.
Looking forward to trying them when Delta takes delivery of them.
The new, pivot style bins can be problematic. They require brute human strength to close. I was told by a cabin attendant that they were told to use two paople to close them but in reality they never pair up and risk shoulder injuries every flight.
I can predict the next frontier will be strict weight control of every roll on.