bombardier appointed gary scott on 8 march 2004 to evaluate the creation of a new commercial aircraft program. bombardier launched a feasibility study for a five-seat abreast cseries at farnborough airshow in july 2004 to investigate development of an aircraft to replace rival manufacturers' aging dc-9/md-80, fokker 100, boeing 737 classic and bae-146 with 20% lower operating costs, and 15% lower than aircraft produced at the time. the smaller version should carry 110 to 115 passengers and the larger 130 to 135 passengers over 3,200 nautical miles.