Bombardier Commercial Aircraft today celebrated the delivery of a first CS300 aircraft to Seoul-based Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., the Asian launch customer for the C Series aircraft family.

Executives from Korean Air and Bombardier and several hundred shop floor employees who build the C Series aircraft attended the delivery ceremony at the C Series production facility at Mirabel, Quebec.

itisi wrote:

KarelXWB wrote:

And so Pepsi-Cola Korean Air becomes the 3rd CSeries operator. Carrier has 10 CS300 aircraft on order.

Pepsi Cola??? I don't get it.

DTWorld wrote:

I read somewhere that the delivery flight is to GMP, perhaps indicating it will be doing some domestic runs and/or markets into China and Japan.

trex8 wrote:

Anyone know how the cabin is fitted out?

DTWorld wrote:

I read somewhere that the delivery flight is to GMP, perhaps indicating it will be doing some domestic runs and/or markets into China and Japan.

kabq737 wrote:

My goodness thats a pretty plane...I’m hoping for a top up order. Is there a strong regional market in Korea for an aircraft the size of the CS100?

VCEflyboy wrote:

There are Airlines that fly everything with two wings successfully (LH) and others not so successfully (TG). Hope KE will be in the former category.

OA940 wrote:

Why didn't they put F in? Also if the config above is true, then it's quite the spacious config!

hoons90 wrote:

Thin domestic routes like Seoul - Pohang, Ulsan and Yeosu are good candidates for this aircraft type.

FATFlyer wrote:

OA940 wrote:

Why didn't they put F in? Also if the config above is true, then it's quite the spacious config!

I don't know why no First, but here is the seat layout map.
http://www.koreanair.com/global/en/trav ... Code=cs300

It is a 36 inch pitch in Premium Economy and 32 inch in Economy. Also supposed to be the first C Series operator with in-seat power at all seats and wireless IFE.

CRJ900 wrote:

FATFlyer wrote:

OA940 wrote:

Why didn't they put F in? Also if the config above is true, then it's quite the spacious config!

I don't know why no First, but here is the seat layout map.
http://www.koreanair.com/global/en/trav ... Code=cs300

It is a 36 inch pitch in Premium Economy and 32 inch in Economy. Also supposed to be the first C Series operator with in-seat power at all seats and wireless IFE.

Three toilets and huge galley at the back... they won't need that for short domestic flights unless they cater the plane for six flights at once. Perhaps they will start something game-changing with the CS300...

Beautiful livery on a beautiful bird. Glad deliveries have started

c152sy wrote:

I reckon it'll be mostly used on their domestic Gimpo/Jeju to Busan/Daegu/Jinju/Pohang/Ulsan/Yeosu flights at first. When summer comes, I reckon they might take it off some of their Jeju routes (after all, capacity wise there's no way they can complete with the A330s on the PUS-CJU route for example) and perhaps place them on some of their longer, less busy China routes (Kunming and Urumqi come to mind). I also wouldn't be terribly surprised if we see them operating some of the airline's international routes from Busan, or even use the aircraft to open up new routes from the city, Okinawa perhaps?

teriyaki wrote:

Anyone have a source for interior shots?

wedgetail737 wrote:

In the past, I don't think Korean Air's F-100's and F-28-4000's didn't have 1st class either. I kind of suspect that the CS300's are for flights within the Korean Peninsula.

rlwynn wrote:

They can fly basically wherever they want to in Asia with that plane. Or west to Guam.

DarkSnowyNight wrote:

rlwynn wrote:

They can fly basically wherever they want to in Asia with that plane. Or west to Guam.

They must have moved Guam since the last time I checked, when it was southeast of Korea...