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Bombardier Expands Sales and Marketing Support in the Americas with Dallas Office

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Bombardier Expands Sales and Marketing Support in the Americas with Dallas Office

Bombardier Aerospace today announced that it is continuing its regionalization and closer focus on customers by establishing, through one of its US subsidiaries, a Bombardier Commercial Aircraft sales and marketing office in Dallas, Texas to serve the United States and the growth markets of Latin America. The sales and marketing team will be co-located with […]

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AviancaTaca A330 delivery marks major milestone with 100th Airbus aircraft in operation

AviancaTaca took delivery of its ninth A330-200 on September 17 at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is powered by Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines. The highly efficient, modern A330-200 widebody aircraft is configured to seat 252 passengers – 30 in business class and 222 in economy. The A330-200 has the versatility to cover […]

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Airbus strengthens leadership position with more efficient organisation

In line with its 2020 Vision, Airbus lays out its plans for a more efficient and agile organisation to be implemented by January 2013. This new organisation aims to boost Airbus’ overall performance by shortening the lines of command, thus making the company more agile and capable of taking and implementing decisions faster. A more […]

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Bombardier at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2012

Bombardier Aerospace will be a key business aviation participant at the 2012 edition of Africa Aerospace and Defence at South Africa’s Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion. On display will be three of its inimitable business jets – the Learjet 45 XR, Challenger 300, and Global 6000 aircraft. “As the African market continues to develop, […]

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Airbus’ ‘Fly Your Ideas’ challenge brings innovation to campus

Airbus’ Fly Your Ideas – a UNESCO-backed biennial competition – is challenging students worldwide to develop new ideas for a more sustainable aviation industry. This year, victory will mean not only a €30,000 cash prize; the successful team will also welcome experts from Airbus’ Innovation Cell * onto their campus for a week of learning […]

Bombardier Showcases Class-Leading Jets at Jet Expo 2012

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Bombardier Showcases Class-Leading Jets at Jet Expo 2012

Bombardier Aerospace will be showcasing four of its business jets at the seventh annual Russian International Aviation Exhibition, JetExpo 2012, in Moscow, Russia, from September 27 to September 29, 2012. On display at the static park the Global 6000 jet will make its Russian debut with the industry-leading Bombardier Vision flight deck, alongside the Challenger […]

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Ethiopian Dreamliner “Africa First” lands in Kigali

Ethiopian Airlines announce that its first Dreamliner, “Africa First”, touched down in Kigali, Rwanda on 8 September 2012. Ethiopian’s 1st Dreamliner flight to Kigali is part of its tour of stations in the Ethiopian network. Kigali is the political and economic hub of Rwanda and is an important part of Ethiopian extensive network in Africa. […]

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Airbus supports extension of Clean Sky programme

ILA Berlin Air Show – Airbus has entered into an agreement together with 13 leading aerospace industry and research partners with a letter of intent to cooperate on a “Clean Sky 2” programme. As an extension of the European Commission’s (EC) “Clean Sky” Joint Technology Initiative, the industry would invest jointly with the EC a total […]

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AirAsia to become first Airbus A320 ‘Sharklets’ operator

Airbus and the world’s largest A320 customer AirAsia announced that the airline will become the first operator of the A320 with ‘Sharklets’ when they take delivery of the first A320 equipped with these fuel-saving wing-tip devices at the end of this year. The aircraft exhibited on static and flying display at the ILA Berlin Air […]

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1st B787 Dreamliner Outside Japan Lands in Frankfurt

Ethiopian Airlines announce that its 1st Dreamliner, “Africa First”, landed in Frankfurt on 7 September 2012. Ethiopian 1st Dreamliner flight to Frankfurt is part of its tour of stations in the Ethiopian network. Frankfurt, the financial centre of Europe, is a major Star Alliance hub and an important part of Ethiopian extensive worldwide network. Ethiopian […]