The Comac ARJ21 regional jet program announced another delay with the manufacturer now targeting an in service date of April or May 2015. This will be eight years later than originally scheduled and 13 years after development of the aircraft program started. First delivery to Chengdu Airlines, the launch customer, will be in late 2014 …
Category: Fleet Update
Jan 16 2014
Al Qahtani Aviation Company signs agreement for 16 CS300 with options for 10 more
Bombardier announced on January 16, 2014 that Al Qahtani Aviation Company signed a firm purchase agreement for 16 CS300 aircraft with options for an additional 10 CS300 aircraft. The aircraft will be operated by SaudiGulf Airlines, a newly launched national carrier which will serve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The airline will be based out …
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 …