Aviation Photographer. Canadair Regional Jet Photographer.
Keith Stibbe
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Oct 03 2013
Luxair orders one Q400 with one option
Bombardier announced on Ocotber 4, 2013 that Luxair placed a firm order for a single Q400 NextGen aircraft and has placed an option for one additional Q400 NextGen aircraft. Luxair currently operates six Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft. This order increases firm orders for Q400 and Q400 NextGen turboprops to 476 aircraft.
Oct 02 2013
Garuda Indonesia places order for 25 ATRs with options
ATR announced on October 1, 2013 that it had received an order from Garuda Indonesia to purchase 25 ATR 72-600 with options on 10 further examples. The airline chose the ATR 72 over the Q400 aircraft for various reasons including that the price of the ATRs were significantly less than the Q400s that Bombardier offered. Bombardier …
Sep 27 2013
Lion Air considering CS300 Order
It has been reported that Bombardier is in tails with Lion Air with an aim to the airline purchasing CS300s. Lion Air is Indonesia’s largest privately run airline and one of the world’s fastest-growing low-cost airlines. Representatives of the airline visited the C Series plant near Montreal last week and suggested that the CS300 might …
Sep 26 2013
Comac updates plans for first ARJ21 delivery
Comac has indicated that the company’s plan for the ARJ21 program is to have the aircraft certified in 2014 with first delivery to Chengdu Airlines by the end of that year. Comac revealed at the Aviation Expo in Beijing that the ARJ21 had recently completed tests for the emergency release of the aircraft’s landing gear, a …