All Canada articles – Page 33
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NewsBombardier links Learjet 85 schedule to priority review
Bombardier is now linking an internal debate over the entry into service date of the Learjet 85 to a wide-ranging review of priorities that includes the flight test programmes of the Global 7000 and 8000.
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NewsBombardier may query P&W on CSeries engine fix
Bombardier may seek more information before accepting Pratt & Whitney's proposed solution to the engine malfunction that has kept the CSeries flight test fleet grounded for two months, executives say.
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NewsWestJet to add four 767-300s, exercise five Q400 options
WestJet will acquire four Boeing 767-300ERW aircraft to launch its first widebody flights in late 2015, the airline announces.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing seeks first customers for MSA
Boeing’s maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) was only a concept when the company announced the programme’s launch at the Farnborough airshow in 2012.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Fix for CSeries engine flaw still being validated
Bombardier is continuing to validate a proposed fix for the engine malfunction that has grounded the CSeries test fleet since 29 May.
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NewsBoeing completes Canadian Chinook deliveries
Boeing has delivered its 15th and final CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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NewsBombardier asks for Challenger engine exemption
Bombardier has appealed to the US Federal Aviation Administration for an exemption for its latest Challenger 350 business jets from the need to meet existing regulations on protection against uncontrollable high engine thrust, on the grounds that such an event is “extremely improbable”.
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Canada and Sikorsky agree new Cyclone deal
Canada and Sikorsky have finally agreed the contract amendments required to allow the acquisition and support of the serially delayed CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters.
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NewsCSeries restarts engines, but rules out Farnborough debut
Bombardier has restarted engine ground runs for the CSeries test fleet 13 days after an uncontained engine failure, and reaffirmed entry-into-service is set for the second half of next year.
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NewsCanadian fighter debate intensifies
Ottawa expects to make a decision soon on whether to stage an open competition to replace its Boeing CF-18 fighters, or to instead advance with previous plans to acquire up to 65 Lockheed Martin F-35s.
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Air Canada debuts new international cabin interior
Air Canada has debuted its new international interior as the three-class, 251-seat Boeing 787 launches service.
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NewsPICTURES: Air Canada receives first 787
Air Canada has received its first Boeing 787 aircraft – the -8 variant – on 18 May.
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Airbus Helicopters lashes out at Canadian procurement
Bell Helicopter appears to be the only bidder for a Canadian coastguard tender for eight medium-class helicopters after none of the other major OEMs were able to meet Ottawa’s requirements.
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NewsCSeries clears flight envelope extremes for speed, altitude
The CSeries test fleet has now cleared the altitude and speed extremes of the flight envelope, Bombardier announced in a quarterly earnings statement issued on 1 May.
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NewsSikorsky losses grow on CH-148 contract
United Technologies (UTC) has warned that Canadian Maritime Helicopter (CMH) programme will face another in a long series of cost overruns and schedule delays.
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NewsBombardier sells special mission CRJ700 in Latin America
An undisclosed customer in Latin America has signed a purchase agreement for one CRJ700 NextGen special mission aircraft in a deal valued at about $67 million.
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Cockpit errors, debate preceded First Air crash: TSB
A disagreement between the pilot and co-pilot, an undetected autopilot mode change and a compass error preceded the fatal crash of First Air Flight 6560 in Nunavut, Canada in 2011, according to findings released on 25 March by the Transport Safety Board (TSB).
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NewsThird CSeries aircraft enters flight test
Bombardier has achieved the first flight of the third CSeries flight test vehicle on 3 March.
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NewsCanada opens expanded UAS test centre
Canada’s newly expanded Unmanned Aerial System Centre of Excellence (UASCE) opened the doors on a new facility in Alma, Quebec on 27 February, as its backers signed a multinational cooperation agreement to support the integration of such technology into non-segregated airspace.
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NewsBombardier yields to cost pressure, cuts workforce by 4.4%
A week after announcing a new delay for the CSeries programme, Bombardier Aerospace announced on 21 January plans to cut 1,700 positions in Canada and the USA within the next three weeks.