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WestJet Order for Up to 45 Bombardier Q400 NextGen Aircraft Goes Firm

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the conditional order placed by WestJet, an Alberta partnership on June 28, 2012, has been converted to a firm purchase agreement for up to 45 Q400 NextGen airliners. The transaction includes 20 firm-ordered Q400 NextGen aircraft and options on an additional 25 of the aircraft. WestJet’s letter of intent to acquire these aircraft was […]

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Vayant Travel Becomes Joint Partners with Anixe

Vayant Travel Technologies, the next-gen airfare shopping and pricing engine innovator, and Anixe , expert in air and hotel Internet Booking Engine, announced today that they have sealed a joint marketing partner agreement and are providing their integrated solution for airlines. The integrated solution utilizes Anixe’s complete Internet Booking Engine combined with Vayant’s proprietary OneSearch […]

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Bombardier Delivers a Global 5000 Jet to Jana Aviation

Bombardier today announced the delivery of a Global 5000 jet to Jana Aviation. The aircraft will be managed by Executive Aircraft Services and based in Beirut, Lebanon. “We are delighted that Jana Aviation has continued to place their trust in Bombardier aircraft for their operations in Lebanon,” said Khader Mattar, Regional Vice President, Sales, Middle East, Africa […]

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Qantas to be Alliance with Emirates

Qantas Airways is in talks with Dubai’s Emirates about a potential alliance, sending its shares surging more than 9 percent.  Analyst Saj Ahmad commented: “If Emirates does end up doing a deal with Qantas, you can guarantee that it will be the biggest beneficiary rather than the ailing Australian airline. “Equally, there’s no guarantee that […]

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Global 6000 Jet Continues its World Tour with China Showcase

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the Global 6000jet featuring the Vision Flight Deck will premiere in Shanghai for the Chinese chapter of its world tour, with a four day visit including stops in Beijing, Hong Kong and Chengdu from July 28 – July 31, 2012. “China’s appetite for business aviation is strong and will continue to increase. According […]

Bombardier Committed to Continuing Safety Education in Latin America with Bigger and Better Safety Standdown

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Bombardier Committed to Continuing Safety Education in Latin America with Bigger and Better Safety Standdown

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that an expanded Safety Standdown Latin America will return to Brazil in conjunction with the ninth annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE). The highly acclaimed two-day seminar will take place August 13-14, at the Grand Hyatt São Paulo Hotel. In its third year in Latin America, Safety Standdown […]

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Gold Medal campaign boosts Aussie bookings by 210%

  Gold Medal’s ‘The Great Aussie Sale’ campaign has boosted year-on-year sales to Cairns, Adelaide and Melbourne by 210%, it has been revealed. The four week campaign, which ran with Cathay Pacific and Tourism Australia, saw Tasmania benefit the most due to free internal flights, which raised its hotel night sales by 105%. The promotion […]

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Small plane crashes near St. Petersburg

Three people were killed on late Monday evening when a small plane crashed near the Russian city of St. Petersburg, officials said on Tuesday. The accident happened at around 11.10 p.m. local time when the four-seat aircraft crashed into a river near the town of Kuksino, which is located in Leningrad Oblast, about 100 kilometers […]

Bombardier Aerospace Concludes a Successful Farnborough Airshow

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Bombardier Aerospace Concludes a Successful Farnborough Airshow

Bombardier Aerospace today concluded a successful week at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow, where it had the opportunity to connect with business and commercial aircraft customers from around the world and announced up to $3.27 billion in firm orders and other commitments for its Q400 NextGen, CRJ and CSeries aircraft. “We arrived at Farnborough with solid momentum following a strong […]