Category: News

Jul 30 2014

Unnamed airline places order for five Q400s

On July 30, 2014, Bombardier announced that an unnamed airline signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen turboprops. Based on the list price for the Q400, the agreement is valued at approximately $168 million in US dollars. Bombardier has recorded firm orders for a total of 511 Q400 and Q400 NextGens. Q400 and …

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Jul 15 2014

Azul orders up to 50 Embraer 195-E2s

Embraer announced at Farnborough that a letter of Intent with Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras for 30 Embraer 195-E2s has been signed. The agreement includes 20 additional options for the type. As the first airline to order the E195-E2, Azul becomes the launch operator for the new type. Azul currently operates 82 E-Jets and has another …

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Jun 24 2014

Aurigny takes delivery of first Embraer 195

On June 24, 2014, Aurigny Airlines took delivery of the airline’s first Embraer 195. The airline ordered the aircraft when Flybe announced it would pull out of the Gatwick-Guernsey route last year. The new aircraft will be operating four round trips daily on the route.

May 30 2014

Bombardier reports engine incident on CSeries FTV-1

On May 29th, 2014, according to a press release by Bombardier, CSeries prototype FTV-1 suffered an “engine-related” incident. This event did not occur in flight, and was reported to have occurred when FTV-1 was undergoing ground maintenance testing. The extent to the damage to FTV-1 was not released, nor was the specific incident itself revealed in Bombardier’s …

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