On December 21st, 2011, an Air Wisconsin flight operating as US Airways Express and in those colors, had an inflight fire operating from Ottawa, Ontario to Charlotte, North Carolina. The aircraft, N434AW (MSN 7322) had fifty-two persons on board at the time. The aircraft returned to Ottawa approximately one half hour after taking off for …
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Dec 19 2011
Estonian Air takes delivery of third CRJ900 NextGen aircraft
Bombardier Aerospace has delivered a third CRJ900 NextGen regional jet to Estonian Air. The jet will be delivered to the airline on January 16th, 2012 and its first operational flight will be on January 18th, 2012 on the Tallinn-Copenhagen route. In addition to the Boeing 737s and Saab 340s the airline operates, two new CRJ …
Nov 28 2011
US Airways adds SkyWest as regional carrier
US Airways has added SkyWest Airlines to its stable of commuter partner airlines operating as US Airways Express. Beginning December 16, 2011, SkyWest Airlines will begin operating six daily US Airways Express flights from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. By spring 2012, SkyWest Airlines will operate 49 flights to 19 destinations for US Airways Express. …
Oct 26 2011
Unnamed Chinese Airline places conditional order for NextGen CRJ900s
On October 26th, 2011, an unnamed Chinese airline signed a conditional purchase agreement for six Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. The order, which is the first for CRJ900 aircraft in China, includes options on an additional five CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. Bombardier has recorded firm orders for 1,708 CRJ Series aircraft, including 265 CRJ900 and CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, with 1,647 CRJ …