January 2014 archive

Jan 16 2014

Bombardier accounces nine month delay for CSeries program

Bombardier announced on January 16, 2014 that it would delay the in service date of the CSeries aircraft program until the latter half of 2015. The company indicated that a longer than expected test program was the cause for the nine-month delay. Bombardier also announced that the CS300’s entry into service date would be about …

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Jan 15 2014

Embraer announces 2013 delivery numbers

On January 15, 2014, Embraer announced that the company had delivered 90 commercial aircraft in 2013, compared to 106 in 2012, including 32 commercial jets in the fourth quarter. Commercial jet deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2013 were one Embraer 170, 12 Embraer 175s, 14 Embraer 190s and five Embraer 195s. For 2013, Embraer …

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Jan 08 2014

Second CSeries prototype takes to the air

On January 3, 2014, the second prototype CSeries aircraft FTV-2 had its maiden flight from Bombardier’s facilities in Montreal.  This was followed on January 8, 2014 by the two CSeries test aircraft making their first simultaneous flights but concerns about the slow pace of testing has some industry observers anticipating a delay in the CS100’s …

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Jan 02 2014

Bombardier adds seating capacity to Q400s

Clarifying its previously announced plans to increase the seating capacity of the base Q400 aircraft, Bombardier revealed that it would gain the additional interior space needed by converting the airplane’s forward baggage door into a passenger exit. A new interior design would also replace some of the aircraft’s cargo capacity with as much as another …

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