WestJet Airlines announced today that it has selected Bombardier to supply the airliners for its new regional service. The airline has placed firm orders for 20 Bombardier Q400s and taken options on 25 others. The delivery schedule is for the aircraft to be delivered over the next six years. WestJet expects to launch their regional …
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Apr 17 2012
Embraer E-Jet orders at five year lows
Embraer announced today that the company’s order backlog fell to its lowest level in more than five years. Embraer delivered 21 commercial aircraft in the first quarter of 2012, but captured 12 new orders which reduced the value of its backlog to $14.7 billion, according to a securities filing. This marks, since 2006, the first time …
Apr 06 2012
MRJ deliveries pushed back to 2015
Mitsubishi Aircraft announced that it will push back the first deliveries of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) by about a year to 2015. The first of 25 MRJs ordered by All Nippon Airways was to be delivered in the January-March quarter of 2014 but now will be delivered in the first quarter of 2015. The …