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Sep 13 2013

Bombardier announces September 16, 2013 as CSeries first flight

On September 13, 2013, Bombardier announced that, if weather on the day cooperates and the CSeries FTV aircraft is ready, the first flight of FTV-1 will take place on Monday, September 16, 2013. A live webcast will be available at: www.cseriesfirstflight.bombardier.com. Bombardier has indicated that onsite access will be for media only and guests at Mirabel, …

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Sep 05 2013

CSeries first flight likely before September 17, 2013

According to published reports from Bombardier, the company plans to have the maiden flight of the prototype CSeries aircraft completed by September 17th, 2013. Bombardier will host an event at its facilities at Mirabel on September 17 for employees and other stakeholders and plans to have the CSeries prototype present on display at minimum with …

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Sep 04 2013

SkyWest to remove 24 CRJ200s from fleet by end of 2013

SkyWest continues its plans to return 24 CRJ200s to Delta Air Lines by the end of December 2013 as part of the airline’s transition to CRJ900s as part of an agreement signed in August last year with Delta. By May 2013, Skywest had added five CRJ700s and 29 CRJ900s to its Delta Connection network and …

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Aug 30 2013

Bombardier recieves CSeries first flight permit

Bombardier announced on August 30, 2013 that it had received the first flight test permit from Transport Canada for the first CSeries aircraft. The permit allows the company to operate the flight which is expected in the coming weeks. The aircraft is currently operating high-speed taxi runs. The first flight of the CSeries has been …

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