Category: Fleet Update

Air Côte d’Ivoire orders up to four Q400 NextGen aircraft

On November 18th, 2013, Bombardier announced that Air Cote d’Ivoire had signed a conditional agreement for two Q400 NextGen aircraft with options for a further two Q400 NextGen aircraft. Bombardierhas made significant sales in Africa such that Dash 8/Q-Series turboprops and CRJ regional jets comprise 50 per cent of the 37 to 120 seat aircraft …

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Flying Colours delivers first special mission CRJ ExecLiner

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Flying Colours delivered its first special mission Bombardier CRJ ExecLiner to Eagle Aviation during the first week of November 2013. The newly refitted aircraft can operate VIP charter, medevac or a combination of the two mission profiles. The refurbishment process took four months and incorporated Flying Colours supplemental type certifications and updates. The delivered aircraft …

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CRJ200 Operators to check for emergency gear release issues

A Transport Canada Safety Alert has indicated to CRJ200 operators that they should inject the emergency manual landing gear release systems on their aircraft for correct operation after a published report of a latent failure potentially caused by unrelated maintenance on the aircraft type.. The notice from Transport Canada states: …a rapid or inadvertent release …

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California Pacific issues continue with further delays to 2014

California Pacific Airlines has been informed by the FAA that their application is being delayed until sometime in 2014 as a result of several FAA issues. As a result, the airline has suspended operations until the FAA more clearly informs the airline of its plans. As well, the single Embraer that had been delivered to the …

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