Keith Stibbe

Aviation Photographer. Canadair Regional Jet Photographer.

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Aug 29 2013

IFC to lease five CSeries to Vim Airlines

Bombardier announced on August 29th, 2013, at the MAKS 2013 Air Show in Moscow, that IIyushin Finance will lease five CS300 aircraft to Vim Airlines. IFC earlier in 2013 agreed to an order for 32 of the aircraft from Bombardier, with options for 10 additional aircraft. Vim Airlines will be IFC’s first lessee of the …

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Aug 28 2013

Bombardier and Rostec sign MOU for Russian Q400 production

On August 28th, 2013, Bombardier announced at the Moscow Air Show that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Rostec of Russia to, as was stated, “validate” the prospect of establishing a final assembly line for the Q400 turboprop in Russia. The MOU was also announced with a letter on intent for the sale …

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Aug 27 2013

Bombardier refutes analysts claims of losing ground to Embraer

After a well publicized article in which an analyst claimed that Bombardier will lose market share to Embraer over the neat term, Bombardier in interviews has indicated that it is unwilling to cede sales Embraer. During interviews, Bombardier stood behind its products, including the CRJ regional jet family and noted that their aircraft are “considered …

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Aug 24 2013

CSeries aircraft FTV-1 rolls out of Paint Shop in full colours

FTV-1 New Paint

Bombardier has released several images of the first CSeries aircraft, FTV-1, shortly after exiting Bombardier’s paint shop. The colour scheme appears to be that which Bombardier has used in its promotional and other materials connected to the program. The CSeries program continues to move towards first flight which sources have indicated is expected within the …

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