“There are not enough projected CRJ aircraft sales
to maintain the current production plans.”
Source: Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief
Operating Officer, Bombardier Aerospace, with and all too
believeable explanation for the latest round of layoffs... this
time due to slow sales for CRJs.
NBAA IFR Fuel
Reserves
Fuel for go-around at destination airport + climb to 500 ft. and
hold for 5 minutes + fly to and land at alternate airport 200 NMi.
away + fuel to hold at 5000 ft. for 30 minutes.
Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough,
if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows
us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not
that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often
hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts
confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this
is done on the Internet.
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