Aviation Photographer. Canadair Regional Jet Photographer.
Keith Stibbe
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Jan 04 2013
Pinnacle to operate an all CRJ-900 NextGen fleet
Pinnacle Airlines has come to an agreement with Delta Air Lines in which the airline will retire its fleet of CRJ-200s and operate only the CRJ-900 as its fleet aircraft. As part of this agreement, Pinnacle will be operating 40 dual-class Bombardier CRJ-900s wit Delta Air Lines placed an order for last month. Pinnacle currently …
Dec 22 2012
FAA mandates GE repair fault in some CF34 Engines
The FAA has ordered General Electric to repair 300 CF34-8C and CF34-8E turbofan engines because of bad valves which have caused two engine fires. The engines power Bombardier CRJ700s and 900s as well as Embraer 170/175 aircraft. This will effect 15 percent of the fleet, encompassing engines built between 2001 and 2006. The issue to be …
Dec 20 2012
Fuji Dream Airlines orders two more Embraer 175s
Embraer announced on December 20th, 2012 that Fuji Dream Airlines had placed an order for two Embraer 175s. The carrier has ordered a total of eight aircraft. The aircraft will be configured with 84 seats in a single-class layout. The airline began operations in 2009 with an order for two Embraer 170s and added an …
Dec 20 2012
airBaltic firms order for up to 20 CSeries
Bombardier announced on December 20, 2912, that airBaltic had firmed up an agreement for 10 CS300 airliners with options on a further 10 aircraft. The purchase converts to firm orders of a Letter of Intent announced at the Farnborough Air Show on July 10, 2012. The LOI also included the purchase rights to 10 additional …