Flybe has launched scheduled flights from London/Heathrow. The Exeter-based regional carrier introduced its first of 40 weekly connections from the capital to Aberdeen and Edinburgh on March 26, operated by its fleet of Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprops. Flybe CEO Christine Ourmieres-Widener…
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Flybe Launches at Heathrow
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Swiss Opts for More CS300s
Swiss International Airlines has revealed it is converting its five remaining options for the Bombardier C Series to the larger CS300. The company, which was the launch customer for the CS100, will eventually operate a fleet of ten CS100s and…
Posted in News Tagged with: Airbus A340, Bombardier, C Series, CS100, CS300, Star Alliance, SWISS, Swiss International Airlines, Thomas Klühr, Zurich
FAI Phases out last Learjet 35A
Nuremberg-based special mission operator FAI rent-a-jet has bid farewell to its last Learjet 35A, D-COKE (c/n 447). The aircraft has been sold to Jet Rescue Air Ambulance of Mexico and has been reregistered XA-DOC. It was handed over to the…
Posted in News Tagged with: Bombardier, FAI rent-a-jet, Global Express, Learjet 35A, Learjet 55, Learjet 60, Nuremberg
CityJet Completes Cimber Deal
Dublin-based CityJet has completed the acquisition of Danish regional carrier Cimber from SAS Scandinavian Airlines. The deal, which is expected to be finalised on January 31, sees the Irish carrier assume control of Cimber, its 11-strong fleet of Bombardier CRJ900s…
Regional One Acquires CRJ900s
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft Asset Management has remarketed 13 second-hand CRJ900s to Regional One. Two of the jets were owned by Bombardier with the other 11 remarketed on behalf of a third party. Nine of the aircraft have already been delivered…
Island Air Selects Q400
Hawaiian regional carrier Island Air has taken delivery of the first of three 78-seat Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprops it is leasing via Irish firm Elix Aviation Capital. “As we look to expand our regional route network and connect local residents…
Two-class Q400s for Philippine Airlines
Philippine Airlines will be the launch customer for the two-class 86-seat variant of Bombardier’s Q400 turboprop. A firm order for five aircraft and purchase rights for an additional seven was finalised on December 8. The deal follows a letter of intent…
Air Tanzania to Get C Series
Dar es Salaam-based Air Tanzania will add two Bombardier CS300 airliners to its fleet after the Tanzanian Government Flight Agency (TGFA) signed a firm purchase agreement with the manufacturer. Also included in the deal is a Q400 turboprop. The three…
Amsterdam Debut for airBaltic CS300
Launch carrier airBaltic will debut the new Bombardier CS300 on its Riga to Amsterdam connection on December 14. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic said: “CS300 is a great aircraft, and a great improvement for our customers this Christmas. We are…
Global 7000 Takes to the Skies
Bombardier Business Aircraft successfully flew its new flagship business jet, the Global 7000, for the first time today. Flight test vehicle 1 (FTV1), C-GLBO (c/n 70001), took off from the manufacturer’s Toronto Downsview facility at 1025hrs and flew for 2hrs 27mins…
Posted in News Tagged with: 70001, Bombardier, Bombardier Business Aircraft, Business Aviation, C-GLBO, David Coleal, François Caza, Global 7000
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