November 2013 archive

Nov 14 2013

CRJ200 Operators to check for emergency gear release issues

A Transport Canada Safety Alert has indicated to CRJ200 operators that they should inject the emergency manual landing gear release systems on their aircraft for correct operation after a published report of a latent failure potentially caused by unrelated maintenance on the aircraft type.. The notice from Transport Canada states: …a rapid or inadvertent release …

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Nov 09 2013

California Pacific issues continue with further delays to 2014

California Pacific Airlines has been informed by the FAA that their application is being delayed until sometime in 2014 as a result of several FAA issues. As a result, the airline has suspended operations until the FAA more clearly informs the airline of its plans. As well, the single Embraer that had been delivered to the …

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Nov 07 2013

Will MRJ delays mean SkyWest changes its order plans?

Questions are being asked about SkyWest’s future plans with regards to the ongoing delays being suffered by the Mitsubishi MRJ program and whether those delays may force SkyWest to alter its future fleet plans. Mitsubishi announced a further delay to the delivery of the first MRJ aircraft to the second quarter of 2017 which would …

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Nov 06 2013

Lion Air in talks with Bombardier for up to 50 CSeries

During the handover of a new 737-800 in Seattle to Lion Air, questions were asked of the airline’s president about their possible agreement with Bombardier to order up to 50 CSeries aircraft. His comments placed doubt on the imminent completion of a deal as he noted that there would be no early decision on a …

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