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Zinc Air strikes deal with Minnesota wind farm

  A Minnesota wind farm has signed a letter of intent with Kalispell-based Zinc Air Inc. for the installation of a 1-megawatt advanced energy storage system developed by Zinc Air. Juhl Wind Inc., a leader in developing community-based wind power, plans to install the system at its recently acquired Woodstock Hills wind farm near the […]

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A380 superjumbo makes emergency landing

  An Airbus A380 belonging to Singapore Airlines was forced to head back to its base after an engine of the double-decker failed, only eight months after a similar type to the four Trent 900 engine failed on a Qantas aircraft. The aircraft, bound for Hong Kong, returned yesterday once the Rolls-Royce engine completely shut […]

NAC Orders Twelve Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen to be Leased to Garuda Indonesia

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NAC Orders Twelve Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen to be Leased to Garuda Indonesia

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that a wholly owned subsidiary of Nordic Aviation Capital A/S of Billund, Denmark has signed a firm purchase agreement for twelve CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft. Nordic Aviation Capital has confirmed that the aircraft will be leased to Garuda Indonesia, Bombardier’s previously announced launch customer for the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft in the Asia-Pacific […]

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Retired F-15 Eagle displays at Chico Museum

  The Chico Air Museum, a small Northern California Air and Space Museum, announced today the projected arrival date of it’s recently acquired F-15C Eagle as Sunday, July 31st. The jet will arrive at the museum after a three thousand mile truck trip, crossing eight states. “We are extremely pleased to have been selected to […]

Bombardier Q400 Smart Parts program soars with new Eurolot agreement

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Bombardier Q400 Smart Parts program soars with new Eurolot agreement

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has signed a five-year agreement under its Q400 Smart Parts program with Eurolot S.A. of Warsaw, Poland. –Following the first delivery of Eurolot’s Q400 NextGen aircraft in May 2012, the parties finalized a Smart Parts agreement which is customized to the airline’s specific operational requirements. It will provide Eurolot […]

Bombardier Aerospace to Establish its Moroccan Facility in the Greater Casablanca Region

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Bombardier Aerospace to Establish its Moroccan Facility in the Greater Casablanca Region

Further to the announcement last November of its decision to establish a manufacturing facility in Morocco, Bombardier Aerospace confirmed today that it has signed an agreement with Midparc Investment S.A., a Moroccan property holding and management company, to purchase from them the land required for its new plant in the Midparc Casablanca Free Zone, in […]

ADM, BA and Porter Airlines kick off ICAO Flightpath to a Sustainable Future

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ADM, BA and Porter Airlines kick off ICAO Flightpath to a Sustainable Future

Aéroports de Montréal (ADM), Bombardier Aerospace and Porter Airlines today joined forces to launch the inaugural flight of a series of biofuel flights which will deliver Raymond Benjamin, the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). Prior to departing from […]

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Bombardier Breaks Ground on OEM-owned Service Centre in Singapore

Bombardier Aerospace today announced that construction work has begun for its full-scale factory-owned and operated service centre for business aircraft at Singapore’s Seletar airport. The official ground breaking ceremony was held on June 5. The state-of-the-art service facility, which is set to open in Q2 2013, features 2,930 sq. meters (31,5K sq. feet) of hangar […]

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NetJets Orders Up to 275 Bombardier Challenger Business Jets

Today, just over one year after the largest business aircraft sale in its history, Bombardier Aerospace surpassed that record, announcing a firm order from NetJets Inc. for 100Challenger business jets with options for an additional 175 aircraft. Bombardier also announced a long-term aftermarket support agreement with NetJets. The transaction for the firm aircraft order is valued […]

Bombardier to Feature Two High Performance Business Jets at CBAA

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Bombardier to Feature Two High Performance Business Jets at CBAA

Leading business jet manufacturer Bombardier will showcase its Challenger 300 and Global 5000 jets at the upcoming Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) Convention, Trade Show and Static Display in Toronto, Ontario, on June 13 & 14, 2012. “Demand for business aircraft in Canada has been consistent and strong over the past 27 years, with Bombardier leading the pack. We […]