May 16 2012
Republic Airways announced that is has reached an agreement with United Airlines to operate 28 Bombardier DHC-8Q-400s, previously operated by Pinnacle Airlines. The aircraft are currently operated by Pinnacle from their mini-hubs in Newark, Houston and Washington under the United Express banner and color scheme. This agreement would increase Republic fleet of the type to …
May 10 2012
Authorities announced this morning that the wreckage of the Sukoi Superjet lost in Indonesia has been found. A rescue team found no survivors at the crash site. A helicopter spotted debris on the side of the dormant Mount Salak volcano. Photographs from the site seem to indicate that the aircraft impacted the top of an …
May 09 2012
A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 demonstrator aircraft with more than 40 people on board went missing south of Jakarta, Indonesia during a demonstration flight today. The aircraft lost was the third prototype built: MSN 95004, registration 97004, an SSJ100-95 model. The aircraft vanished from radar around the Bogor area. It was on the second of …
May 04 2012
Reports in the media have indicated that Iraqi Airways may be considering cancelling its outstanding orders with Bombardier for the balance of its CRJ 900 options with the manufacturer. This would involve the cancellation of four aircraft still on option by the carrier. The four aircraft were to be used in a joint-venture airline start-up …
