Category: Orders

Al Qahtani Aviation Company signs agreement for 16 CS300 with options for 10 more

SaudiGulf Airlines CS300

Bombardier announced on January 16, 2014 that Al Qahtani Aviation Company signed a firm purchase agreement for 16 CS300 aircraft with options for an additional 10 CS300 aircraft. The aircraft will be operated by SaudiGulf Airlines, a newly launched national carrier which will serve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The airline will be based out …

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Bombardier accounces nine month delay for CSeries program

Bombardier announced on January 16, 2014 that it would delay the in service date of the CSeries aircraft program until the latter half of 2015. The company indicated that a longer than expected test program was the cause for the nine-month delay. Bombardier also announced that the CS300’s entry into service date would be about …

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Embraer announces 2013 delivery numbers

On January 15, 2014, Embraer announced that the company had delivered 90 commercial aircraft in 2013, compared to 106 in 2012, including 32 commercial jets in the fourth quarter. Commercial jet deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2013 were one Embraer 170, 12 Embraer 175s, 14 Embraer 190s and five Embraer 195s. For 2013, Embraer …

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Saratov Airlines leases two Embraer 195s

Saratov Airlines Embraer 195

On December 30, 2013, Embraer announced that Saratov Airlines would be the first E-Jet customer in Russia. The airline leased two Embraer 195s that will start operations in early 2014. The aircraft will be configured with 114 seats in a dual class configuration and will operate from the airline’s base at Saratov Airport. The aircraft …

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