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RE: 158 Firm Orders For CSeries...

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Jammerh,

158 was derived from Wikipedia as you mentioned. Here is what they list:

Date	Airline Transportation Firm	EIS	Type
			CS100	CS300	Options
10 March 2009	Lufthansa (for Swiss European Air Lines)[42][43]	2014	30		30
30 March 2009	LCI	TBD	3	17	20
25 February 2010	Republic Airways Holdings[25]	Q2 2015		40	40
1 June 2011	Braathens for Malmö Aviation[44]	2014	5	5	10
7 June 2011	Undisclosed[45]	TBD	3		3
20 June 2011	Undisclosed[30]	2013[46]	10		6
21 June 2011	Korean Air[31]	2014		10	20
24 June 2011	Odyssey Airlines[32][47]	TBD	10
17 August 2011	Ilyushin Finance[33]	TBD	3	7	20
15 November 2011	Atlasjet[48]	Q1 2016		10	5
19 January 2012	PrivatAir[49]	TBD	5		5
Sub-totals			69	89	159
Totals			158		159

I went on the Bomber's site to get the last firm order PR. Here is part of that release.

https://ir.bombardier.com/en/press-releases/press-releases/31999-bombardier-signs-privatair-for-up-to-10-cseries-aircraft

Bombardier Signs PrivatAir for up to 10 CSeries Aircraft

January 19, 2012 - Toronto

Including the order from PrivatAir announced today, Bombardier has booked firm orders for 138 CSeries airliners. Other customers include Republic Airways (40 CS300 aircraft), Deutsche Lufthansa AG (30 CS100 aircraft), Lease Corporation International Group(17 CS300 and three CS100 aircraft), Korean Air (10 CS300 aircraft), Braathens Aviation(five CS100 and five CS300 aircraft), an unidentified major network carrier (10 CS100 aircraft),an unidentified European customer (10 CS100 aircraft) and a well-established, unidentifiedairline (three CS100 aircraft).

The CSeries aircraft program has also booked options for124 aircraft and purchase rights for 10 aircraft from these customers, as well as Letters of Intent for up to30 CSeries aircraft from Ilyushin Finance Co, and for up to 15 CS300 aircraft from Atlasjet.

So Bombardier's take is 138 firm orders with only a letter of intent for IIyushin and Atlas.

As per NYC Aviation, here is what they reported:

November 15, 2011

https://www.nycaviation.com/2011/11/bombardier-cseries-scores-15-plane-order-from-turkeys-atlasjet/

Bombardier has received a letter of intent from AtlasJet to purchase 10 CS300 aircraft, with options to receive five more of the jets, the companies announced today. The deal is valued at up to $1.18 billion for all 15 aircraft based on list prices.

It marks Bombardier’s first CSeries order announcement at this year’s Dubai Airshow and the 10th order overall for the new 100- to 149-seat aircraft, which is expected to enter service in 2013.

Istanbul-based AtlasJet currently operates a fleet of 17 aircraft, including A319s, A321s, A330s and 757s, to over 20 destinations within Turkey, the Middle East and Europe.

“The CSeries aircraft has the range and payload capability that meet our mission requirement,” said Orhan Coskun, Chief Executive Officer, Atlasjet. “The CSeries aircraft has excellent operational flexibility and that’s what we need.”

Bombardier has now secured firm orders for 153 CS100 and CS300 aircraft and an additional 154 options. The company says the new Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1000G geared turbofan-powered jets will offer a 15% operating cost advantage and 25% fuel burn cut compared to comparably sized aircraft.

A little optimistic journalism or simply clumsy?

I will retrack my previous comment and go with 138 firm orders as of today. Yet express my deepest belief that the figure is soon to rise.

Enjoy St Paddy's day all...