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Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) has chosen Bombardier’s smart parts programme to offer component support for the airline’s fleet of 30 new C Series aircraft.

With the ten-year deal, Swiss becomes the launch customer for the C Series smart parts programme.

Under the agreement, Bombardier will supply comprehensive component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, as well as access to a spare part exchange pool and on-site inventory at Swiss’s main hub in Zurich.

Bombardier also noted that Swiss is the launch operator for its C Series aircraft, with the first CS100 aircraft planned to be delivered in June. The airline expects to receive a total of 30 CS100 and CS300 aircraft.

Introduced to support Bombardier’s Q400 aircraft, the smart parts programme currently has 130 aircraft enrolled by Q400 and C Series customers.

Swiss chief technical officer Peter Wojahn said: "As we approach entry-into-service with our CS100 aircraft, we have selected Bombardier as our component services supplier, strengthening our relationship even further.

"The smart parts programme will guarantee part availability and provide us with a cost-effective solution for our component maintenance and spare part requirements.

"The smart parts programme will guarantee part availability and provide us with a cost-effective solution for our component maintenance and spare part requirements."

"This will enable us to secure a successful entry-into-service and to operate our fleet of C Series aircraft to its full potential, while reducing maintenance-related costs and our own investments into spare components."

Bombardier’s C Series aircraft is claimed to provide operators up to $13m extra value an aircraft.

Dedicated to the 100 to 150-seat market segment, the C Series aircraft are equipped with Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500G engine, and feature improved aerodynamics and technology.

Last month, Bombardier received an order worth $5.6bn on list price, for up to 125 C Series aircraft from Delta Air Lines.

Image: Deal signing ceremony between Swiss and Bombardier in Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Photo: courtesy of Bombardier.