Bombardier Services Corporation (BSC), a subsidiary of
Bombardier Inc., announced Tuesday that SkyWest Airlines of St.
George, UT has signed a maintenance contract under which BSC will
perform "C" checks, other heavy maintenance and modifications on
the airlines’ fleet of CRJ regional jets.
ANN REALTIME REPORTING 05.06.08 1555 EDT:
Citing difficult times within US investment markets -- and
resulting issues with securing new investment capital -- DayJet
announced Tuesday the Florida-based air taxi service plans to
drastically scale back operations.
Aero-News has learned Embraer delivered the first E-190 jet to
Swiss carrier Flybaboo S.A., on April 30. The Geneva-based airline,
which previously flew a dedicated turboprop fleet, will begin
operating the Embraer 190 in 2008 under a leasing agreement with M1
Travel Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lebanon's M1 Group.
Bombardier Aerospace participated in a signing ceremony in
Baghdad, Iraq on May 4, 2008 to formally recognize two recent
orders placed by the Government of Iraq. The firm orders were
announced on March 13 and April 14, 2008 for a total of 10 CRJ900
NextGen aircraft. The Government of Iraq also holds options on an
additional 10 CRJ900 NextGen aircraft.
Planemaker Will Also Help Rebuild Country's
Av-Infrastructure
Boeing and the Government of Iraq announced Monday an order for
30 Boeing 737-800s, the first step in re-establishing the war-torn
country's scheduled commercial aviation operations. Iraq has also
contracted options for 10 additional 737s.
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