WestJet Airlines will launch a new regional operation to serve smaller Canadian destinations after 91 percent of its staff agreed to the plan. WestJet is expected to launch the new service before the end of 2013. It is talking with Bombardier and ATR about buying a single common fleet of turboprop aircraft to operate its …
Category: Fleet Update
Feb 04 2012
Bulgaria Air places order for Embraer 190s
Bulgaria Air announced that the airline would be placing an order with Embraer for nine Embraer 190 aircraft to be delivered in full by the end of 2014. The airline’s plan is to increase its weakly frequency of flights to some European destinations and relaunch its flights to Prague with the addition of the Embraer 190s …
Feb 03 2012
Estonian Air update on Embraer switch
Further to earlier reports on Estonian Air switching from Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen aircraft to Embraer 170s and 190s, further details have become available. The airline will lease four Embraer 170 aircraft from Finnair this month and is in talks with Embraer and aircraft leasing companies for eight more aircraft Estonian Air said in an e-mailed statement on February …
Feb 03 2012
Air Nostrum receives its 75th Bombardier CRJ
Air Nostrum of Valencia, Spain took delivery of their 75th Bombardier commercial aircraft at Bombardier’s Mirabel facility in Quebec on February 2nd, 2012. The aircraft, a CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet, was accepted by Miguel Angel Falcon the General Manager of Air Nostrum. This aircraft follows nine CRJ1000 NextGen, 11 CRJ900, and 35 CRJ200 regional jets …