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Bombardier Noise Demo

In the two minute video you will hear (and see) why Bombardier says the C Series is quieter than the already quiet Q400. The demo was for the local media of course, to demonstrate the case the airplane will work well at an expanded Billy Bishop Airport in the heart...

What WestJet Going International Means

Canada’s WestJet announced, in a briefing to its pilots, that it is planning to acquire wide-body aircraft and begin flying internationally in 2015. The carrier currently wet-leases Boeing 757s from Thomas Cook for Hawaii operations, and those contracts expire next...

Bombardier CSeries First Flight – Bob Deluce, Porter Airlines

Noisy Neighbors?

NOT WITH GAME CHANGING AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE TECHNOLOGY The introduction of the Bombardier CSeries in 2014 will bring the first application of the next generation of engines for narrow-body aircraft, the Pratt & Whitney PurePower 1000G geared turbofan. The...

What WestJet Going International Means

Jul 8, 2014 | Air Canada, Airbus, Boeing, Boeing 787, Porter Air, WestJet

Canada’s WestJet announced, in a briefing to its pilots, that it is planning to acquire wide-body aircraft and begin...

Bombardier CSeries First Flight – Bob Deluce, Porter Airlines

Sep 16, 2013 | Bombardier, Porter Air

Noisy Neighbors?

May 22, 2013 | Aerospace, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM International, Embraer, Porter Air, Pratt & Whitney

NOT WITH GAME CHANGING AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE TECHNOLOGY The introduction of the Bombardier CSeries in 2014 will bring...

Billy Bishop and Porter – Round 2

Apr 22, 2013 | Aerospace, Air Canada, Airlines, Bombardier, Porter Air, WestJet

Porter Airlines dropped the other shoe today. The CS100 provisional order announcement of April 10 was met with...

The Porter announcement

Apr 11, 2013 | Aerospace, Airlines, Bombardier, Engines, Porter Air, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney Canada

The event started quite suddenly, catching us off guard and so there is some serious camera shake until we got sorted...

Porter’s news after the event

Apr 10, 2013 | Aerospace, Airlines, Bombardier, Porter Air, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney Canada

Porter had its event at YTZ's Hanger 6 where they made their big announcement. Make no mistake, this is big news for...

Porter’s Big Move

Apr 10, 2013 | Aerospace, Bombardier, Porter Air

There is much reported on the CSeries order by Canada's Porter Airlines. Canada's Globe and Mail reports the airline...