Air Canada is planning possible fleet changes as a result of an arbitrator’s decision in July which would give the airline the opportunity to remove regional jets from its mainline fleet and ordering larger aircraft in their place. The airline and its pilot union offered two different plans to settle their conflict and in the …
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Aug 08 2012
Armavia stops operating Superjet and considers future
Armavia on August 6th, 2012, announced that it had ceased operating the single example of the Sukhoi Superjet in its fleet and has indicated that it will not accept future deliveries because of issues with their aircraft. The airline had previously delayed delivery of their second aircraft from the manufacturer. Armavia has publicly indicated that …
Aug 02 2012
Skywest fleet changes with Delta announced
SkyWest Airlines announced plans on August 2nd, 2012 to remove from its fleet a total of 66 fifty-seat Bombardier CRJs and add 34 larger CRJ aircraft with seating capacity between 65 and 76 seats under an agreement with Delta Air Lines. The additional aircraft will be five Bombardier CRJ700s and 29 CRJ900s, all of which …