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Check out Delta's new Canadian airliner that's trying to challenge Boeing and Airbus

Check out Delta's new Canadian airliner that's trying to challenge Boeing and Airbus

Bombardier offers two version of the C Series: a 130-seat CS300 and a smaller 108-seat CS100.

Check out Delta's new Canadian airliner that's trying to challenge Boeing and Airbus

Delta opted for the smaller CS100, but expect the airline to switch some of its order to the larger jet down the road.

Delta opted for the smaller CS100, but expect the airline to switch some of its order to the larger jet down the road.

According to Bombardier, the C Series' greatest selling points are its efficiency and cabin comfort.

According to Bombardier, the C Series

A major contributor to the Bombardier's efficiency is its lightweight aluminum and composite body.

A major contributor to the Bombardier

In addition, its pair of Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan engines are some of the most fuel efficient on the market and help make the airplane 15% cheaper to operate than aircraft currently in production.

In addition, its pair of Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan engines are some of the most fuel efficient on the market and help make the airplane 15% cheaper to operate than aircraft currently in production.

According to Bombardier, the C Series also emits 20% less carbon dioxide during operation and is the quietest airliner on the market.

According to Bombardier, the C Series also emits 20% less carbon dioxide during operation and is the quietest airliner on the market.

In January of 2016, then Delta CEO Richard Anderson cited the airplane's engines as a major reason for the airline's interest in the C Series.

In January of 2016, then Delta CEO Richard Anderson cited the airplane

With a range of more than 3,500 miles, the CS100 allows Delta to operate routes its smaller jets had not been able to reach before.

With a range of more than 3,500 miles, the CS100 allows Delta to operate routes its smaller jets had not been able to reach before.

Step inside the Bombardier's cabin and you'll find a surprisingly spacious interior for a relatively small 108-seat aircraft.

Step inside the Bombardier

Enter the jet from the front and ...

Enter the jet from the front and ...

... you'll see the front galley to your left ...

... you

... as well as the first-class bathroom with a changing table.

... as well as the first-class bathroom with a changing table.

Up front are the CS100's business-class seats.

Up front are the CS100

Look toward the back of the plane and you see the CS100's five-abreast seating configuration in economy class. That means there's only one middle seat per row as opposed to two per row on the rival Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family jets.

Look toward the back of the plane and you see the CS100

Since the aircraft presented to the press was one of Bombardier's demonstrators, the interior did not have Delta's seats, lighting, and in-flight entertainment systems. But the cabin layout is accurate.

Since the aircraft presented to the press was one of Bombardier

Even with Delta's specified interior, the CS100 should have the widest economy seats on the market at 19 inches. But the seat pitch should remain Delta's standard 30 to 31 inches, which is solid but not industry-leading.

Even with Delta

In addition, Bombardier claims that the C Series' windows are 50% larger than its rivals.

In addition, Bombardier claims that the C Series

Here's the view from the CS100's window.

Here

Bombardier designed the CS100's overhead bins to open 5 inches lower, which makes it easier to load baggage. The overhead bins are also designed to hold oversize carry-on luggage.

Bombardier designed the CS100

What doesn't fit in the overhead bins can be stored down here in the belly cargo hold.

What doesn

In the cockpit, the C Series features five large, 15.1-inch displays. Here's Capt. Steve Paradis, who helped fly the plane down to Atlanta from Montreal.

In the cockpit, the C Series features five large, 15.1-inch displays. Here

Instead of control yokes, the Bombardier is flown using side sticks.

Instead of control yokes, the Bombardier is flown using side sticks.

The position of each side stick can be monitored on the LCD displays.

The position of each side stick can be monitored on the LCD displays.

The Bombardier CS100 is a full fly-by-wire aircraft, which means that the side sticks have no physical connection to the airplane's control surfaces. Instead, the aircraft is flown through computer inputs.

The Bombardier CS100 is a full fly-by-wire aircraft, which means that the side sticks have no physical connection to the airplane

Delta is expected to receive its first CS100 in 2018.

Delta is expected to receive its first CS100 in 2018.

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