The first Challenger 850 corporate shuttle version of Bombardier’s CRJ200 regional jet has entered service with Alberta-based Suncor Energy, which is developing oil sands resources in western Canada. The 50-seat aircraft will operate hour-long shuttle flights between Suncor’s Calgary headquarters and Fort McMurray in Alberta six days a week.
Source: Flight International
US air taxi developer Archer Aviation has opened an office in Washington DC focused on regulatory affairs that will be led by Billy Nolen, former acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Comac has kicked off a joint research meeting for its in-development C929 widebody, bringing together a large group of academics, scientists and engineers, as well as government officials, from across the country.
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy refutes a whistleblower’s claim that Boeing concealed key documents related to the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 accident in January.
