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Bombardier announces CSeries production rates and plans

With over 300 orders and commitments for CSeries CS100 and CS300 aircraft, Bombardier has announced that it is now sold out of delivery slots in 2014 and 2015 and 60% sold out in 2016. The program has its first delivery set for the end of 2013 with plans to deliver 40 aircraft in 2014, followed …

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RwandAir looking to replace CRJ-200 Aircraft

Rwandair CRJ200s

RwandAir, the national carrier of Rwanda,  is looking to replace its two Bombardier CRJ200s with brand new regional jets from an undisclosed manufacturer. According to reports, RwandAir has reached an agreement to sell the two CRJ-200s currently in their fleet to a buyer willing to take delivery of the planes immediately. The two aircraft were …

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Program delays continue with the ARJ21 program

The continuing saga of program delays continue with the ARJ21 program in China. After failing to meet many of the program’s goals declared at the beginning of 2011, the Comac ARJ21-700 regional jet is finally ready to enter the type inspection authorisation (TIA) stage, nine years after the project began. Comac said in a statement …

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Iron bird tests begin on Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program passed an important milestone with the developmental aircraft’s “iron bird” rig beginning testing on aircraft systems. The MRJ’s iron bird rig is used to test flight deck, hydraulic and flight control equipment, and as well the software to be used aboard the MRJ. The testing rig is located at …

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