Transport Canada has awarded aircraft type certification to the Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet, with the US Federal Aviation Administration and European Joint Airworthiness Authorities expected to follow shortly. This will clear the way for the first 70-seat jet to enter service with launch customer Brit Air by the end of March. Firm orders total 174 aircraft.
Source: Flight International
Air China has entered into an agreement with Comac for the purchase of 100 C919 aircraft, becoming the latest high-profile customer for the narrowbody programme.
Airbus is confident that a planned A350 production rate hike to 12 aircraft monthly can be accommodated both by the supply chain and the airframer’s own industrial system. The manufacturer had previously worked towards a 10-per-month output, and had practically achieved this level in 2019 – when A350 deliveries in ...
AirAsia Group advisor Tony Fernandes is not ruling out Comac aircraft from future fleet planning, becoming the latest in a growing number of airline leaders to comment on the Chinese airframer.
