ATR announced on October 1, 2013 that it had received an order from Garuda Indonesia to purchase 25 ATR 72-600 with options on 10 further examples. The airline chose the ATR 72 over the Q400 aircraft for various reasons including that the price of the ATRs were significantly less than the Q400s that Bombardier offered. Bombardier …
Category: Orders
Sep 27 2013
Lion Air considering CS300 Order
It has been reported that Bombardier is in tails with Lion Air with an aim to the airline purchasing CS300s. Lion Air is Indonesia’s largest privately run airline and one of the world’s fastest-growing low-cost airlines. Representatives of the airline visited the C Series plant near Montreal last week and suggested that the CS300 might …
Sep 26 2013
Comac updates plans for first ARJ21 delivery
Comac has indicated that the company’s plan for the ARJ21 program is to have the aircraft certified in 2014 with first delivery to Chengdu Airlines by the end of that year. Comac revealed at the Aviation Expo in Beijing that the ARJ21 had recently completed tests for the emergency release of the aircraft’s landing gear, a …
Aug 29 2013
Gazpromavia recieves first Sukhoi SuperJet LR
Sukhoi delivered the company’s first SSJ 100-95LR to Gazpromavia on August 29th, 2013 at the MAKS 2013 Air Show. The aircraft is registered RA-89018, and is MSN 95033. Gazprom Avia is the first airline to operate the Long Range SuperJet. The aircraft is the first delivery from a 2011 order for ten of SSJ 100s …