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Airline executive plans new airport in Kent

A former Cathay Pacific executive, who also led the defunct airline Dan-Air, is hoping to build a new £15 billion airport in the marshy flatlands of North Kent – and the concept of an estuary airport has already won the backing of mayor of London, Boris Johnson. John Olsen would like the barren site at […]

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Turkish Airlines to expand operations in India

Turkish Airlines plans to expand operations in India in 2012 by doubling weekly flights to 28 and adding Hyderabad as its third Indian destination. Turkey’s flag carrier, which currently operates one flight daily to Delhi and Mumbai, also aims to extend its code share withAir India, India’s national carrier, to get more passengers from Indian […]

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Qatar Airways to fly Kolkata

Qatar Airways has widened its passenger flight network in India with the launch of daily non-stop scheduled services from Doha to Kolkata. Formerly known as Calcutta, addition of the latest route reaffirms the carrier’s commitment to India where it now operates 95 flights a week across 12 destinations. In addition, the Doha-based airline also operates […]

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airBaltic Signs Letter of Intent for up to 20 Bombardier CSeries Airliners

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Riga, Latvia-based Air Baltic Corp. (airBaltic) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire 10 CS300 aircraft and take purchase rights on a further 10 CS300 jetliners. Based on the list price of the CS300 airliner, a firm-order contract with the network carrier will be valued at approximately $764 million US, and could increase to […]

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First astronaut became organic farmer

The first Japanese astronaut to travel to space in 1990 on the then-Soviet spacecraft Soyuz, journalist Toyohiro Akiyama, had since moved to the Fukushima Prefecture city of Tamura to become an organic farmer. Since the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, however, the 69-year-old Akiyama has been staying in the Gunma Prefectural […]

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Jazz propels Bombardier’s Q400 Smart Parts program to new heights

Aerospace announced today that Canadian carrier Jazz Aviation LP (“Jazz”) of Halifax, Nova Scotia is the latest airline to enroll in its Q400 Smart Parts cost protection program. In the past few months alone, five prominent airlines worldwide have signed customized long-term Smart Parts agreements for their Q400 aircraft fleet. Smart Parts provides a broad spectrum of options to help airlines manage […]

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New Customer Places Order for 15 Bombardier CSeries Airliners

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that a new customer, which has requested to remain unidentified at this time, has placed a conditional order for five CS100 and 10CS300 jetliners. Based on the list prices of CS100 and CS300 aircraft, the contract is valued at approximately $1.02 billion US. “Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft provide a distinct economic advantage compared to any aircraft in their class, and we […]

Bombardier strengthens Customer Services network in Europe

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Bombardier strengthens Customer Services network in Europe

Bombardier Aerospace announced the opening of its newest Regional Support Office (RSO) at Farnborough, United Kingdom. The new office, the 10th Bombardier RSO to open outside North America in the past four years, will anchor regional support capabilities for the growing number of Bombardier business aircraft customers in Europe. The Farnborough RSO is located with the […]

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Leasing Company Nordic Aviation Capital Backs Bombardier CRJ1000 and Q400 Aircraft

As inter est from growth markets spurs momentum for Bombardier’s CRJ NextGen and Q400 NextGen families of aircraft, the company is gearing up for what could be a very successful sales year in 2012 with a diverse group of new customers. Lessors are proving to be key factors in helping to open a broad base of airline operators in […]

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China Express Airlines Confirms Order for Six Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that China Express Airlines has converted a previously announced conditional order for six CRJ900 NextGen regional jets to a firm order. The transaction includes options on an additional five CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. As previously announced, and based on the list price of theCRJ900 NextGen airliner, the firm order contract is valued at approximately $264 million US, […]