Greetings jammerh - new and used parts surveyGreetings jammerh - In reference to the used parts in Aircraft. Quite a few years ago, there was a survey amongst the airlines worldwide. It was surprising, if my memory serves me correctly, that many airlines in the US, Canada, etc. had admitted to repairing their aircraft with used parts from a wrecking yard in Florida. None of the them would acknowledge that they used new parts exclusively. But, there was only one airline which came forward with the explanation that they would only repair their aircraft with new genuine parts and that was Lufthansa. Now, isn't this encouraging to know that it was Luftansa which place the first order for the "C" Series.
I believe the time has come where Bombardier is being recognized as a Company for world wide sales of aircraft to meet the expectations of a Company like Lufthansa.