Category: Orders

Air Côte d’Ivoire orders up to four Q400 NextGen aircraft

On November 18th, 2013, Bombardier announced that Air Cote d’Ivoire had signed a conditional agreement for two Q400 NextGen aircraft with options for a further two Q400 NextGen aircraft. Bombardierhas made significant sales in Africa such that Dash 8/Q-Series turboprops and CRJ regional jets comprise 50 per cent of the 37 to 120 seat aircraft …

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Flying Colours delivers first special mission CRJ ExecLiner

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Flying Colours delivered its first special mission Bombardier CRJ ExecLiner to Eagle Aviation during the first week of November 2013. The newly refitted aircraft can operate VIP charter, medevac or a combination of the two mission profiles. The refurbishment process took four months and incorporated Flying Colours supplemental type certifications and updates. The delivered aircraft …

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Will MRJ delays mean SkyWest changes its order plans?

Questions are being asked about SkyWest’s future plans with regards to the ongoing delays being suffered by the Mitsubishi MRJ program and whether those delays may force SkyWest to alter its future fleet plans. Mitsubishi announced a further delay to the delivery of the first MRJ aircraft to the second quarter of 2017 which would …

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Lion Air in talks with Bombardier for up to 50 CSeries

During the handover of a new 737-800 in Seattle to Lion Air, questions were asked of the airline’s president about their possible agreement with Bombardier to order up to 50 CSeries aircraft. His comments placed doubt on the imminent completion of a deal as he noted that there would be no early decision on a …

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