Airbus has reported that the integration of its former Bombardier CSeries program is on track.
In a statement, Philippe Balducci, CEO of the A220 Partnership, said: “We will deliver more aircraft in the second half of the year than we did in the first half as we continue to ramp up.
“Our first focus was to preserve the operations to ensure continuity and make sure customers were not impacted. That has been successful.
"The next step was to begin the integration work to bring the A220 program into the Airbus family. All commercial activity, including marketing and sales, is now within Airbus and the transfer of procurement contracts from Bombardier is almost complete."
Balducci also added that discussions with suppliers to achieve the double-digit cost reductions Airbus is demanding to reduce the price of the A220 are progressing, adding that work is also underway with the supply chain to improve quality.