Bombardier’s great 2012
Philippe Poutissou spends a few minutes reviewing 2012 and shares a few thoughts on how the year might play out – covering the US regionals as well. Views: 18
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Bombardier wins WestJet
WestJet announced it selected Bombardier to supply aircraft for its new regional airline, expected to launch in the second half of 2013. The airline will fly the Q400NG to new cities, existing destinations not currently connected by WestJet, and will…
MRJ delay a small boost to Bombardier, Embraer
The news that Mitsubishi is delaying EIS of the MRJ 70/90 by more than a year is a small boost to competitors Bombardier and Embraer. BBD offers the CRJ900 90-seater and EMB offers the E-170/175 70-seater and the 90 seat…
AirInsight Special Report
You can view our most recent Special Report titled “Wichita Tornado Damage” here Views: 20
US Regional Airline Fleet
The RAA provides great data on the US regional airline industry. We took a look at the fleet breakdown and created this chart. It is amazing that the 50-seat regional jet accounts for 59% of operations. Note that turboprops account…
Yellow flags waving throughout Commercial Aviation
Although Airbus and Boeing came off a record year for orders in 2011 and Boeing is expected to have a record year this year as nearly 1,000 commitments for the 737 MAX are converted to orders, there are plenty of…