CL-215 Piston

Program go-aheadFebruary 1, 1966
First flightOctober 23, 1967
CertificationMarch 27, 1969
First delivery (France)June 6, 1969
Total production125 aircraft
Production endDecember 1989
Final delivery (Greece)May 3, 1990
Total fleet hours (Oct. 2012)Over 365,800
Total drops (Oct. 2012)Over 1,185,800

CL-215T Retrofit

Program launchJanuary 1987
First flightJune 8, 1989
Certification: Transport Canada, restricted categoryMarch 28, 1991
Certification: Transport Canada, utility categoryDecember 24, 1991
Certification: FAA, restricted categoryMarch 30, 1993
Orders and deliveries25 Spain: 15, Quebec: 2, Alberta: 4, Saskatchewan: 4
First delivery (Spain)June 1991
Total fleet hours (Oct. 2012)Over 109,900
Total drops (Oct. 2012)Over 424,900

CL-415 Turboprop

Program launchOctober 1991
First flightDecember 6, 1993
Type approval (Canada)June 24, 1994
FAA Certification (U.S.)October 14, 1994
RAI Certification (Italy)October 27, 1994
Orders - CL-41586 France: 15, Ontario: 9, Quebec: 8, Italy: 22, Croatia: 6, Greece: 8, Spain: 4, Newfoundland & Labrador: 4, Manitoba: 4, United States: 1, Undisclosed Customer: 5
Orders - CL-415 MP4 Greece: 2, Malaysia: 2
First deliveryNovember 1994
Total fleet hours (Oct. 2012)Over 217,000
Total drops (Oct. 2012)Over 957,260

 

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