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Estonian Air changes its mind and leaves Bombardier for Embraer

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Estonian Air has received permission from the Estonian ministry of economy to replace new Bombardier CRJ 900 NextGen aircraft the airline acquired recently with aircraft built by Embraer. It has been less than a year since the airline took delivery of the CRJ 900NGs as a replacement aircraft for its SAAB turboprop aircraft. The airline …

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Gulf Air aircraft order in question with Bombardier

The future for Gulf Air’s regional jet order has become murky in the past few days as a tender award, previously indicating the purchase of Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft has changed. The airline appears to be instead leasing regional jets from GECAS under a new tender revealed recently. In an April 2011, the Bahraini government tender …

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PrivatAir agrees to purchase up to 10 CSeries Aircraft

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Bombardier announced this afternoon that PrivatAir of Switzerland has placed a firm order for five CS100 airliners and has taken options on an additional five CS100 aircraft. This order makes PrivatAir the 11th customer for Bombardier’s next generation of aircraft. The CSeries aircraft acquired by PrivatAir will be delivered in an all-business class configuration according to a press …

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Bahrain Air in talks for SSJ or CSeries aircraft

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Bahrain Air has indicated that it is in negotiations with Sukhoi and Bombardier for the purchase of aircraft. The stated interest was for up to five Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ) aircraft, a company official indicated in an interview on Thursday. The airline has indicated that it will announce its decision in the first quarter of …

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