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 …
Category: Fleet Update
Dec 30 2013
Saratov Airlines leases two Embraer 195s
On December 30, 2013, Embraer announced that Saratov Airlines would be the first E-Jet customer in Russia. The airline leased two Embraer 195s that will start operations in early 2014. The aircraft will be configured with 114 seats in a dual class configuration and will operate from the airline’s base at Saratov Airport. The aircraft …
Dec 28 2013
Air Astana takes delivery of one Embraer 190
Air Astana took delivery of a single Embraer 190 aircraft in late December 2013. The airline plans to operated the aircraft on services to the CIS and Caucasus. The first Embraer 190 joined Air Astana in March 2011 and was part of the airline’s Fokker 50 replacement program, the last of which was retired in …