Calgary, Canada-based Field Aviation will modify five Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets into a corporate shuttle configuration, says the company. Bombardier awarded the work to Field Aviation, but has declined to disclose the final customer for the shuttle aircraft. The contract marks the first time Bombardier's 70-seaters are being converted to a corporate shuttle configuration, says Field Aviation, which has experience with CRJ200 conversions.
Source: Flight International
Spirit Airlines became the latest airline on 1 August to say it had deferred deliveries of new Airbus A320neo-family jets, a move coming amid competitive pressure and operational upheavals caused by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine problems
There is a sense among people who study Boeing that the company’s board of directors made a very good decision in picking longtime aerospace executive Kelly Ortberg to succeed David Calhoun as chief executive.
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun thinks the company could have its 737 Max 7 and Max 10 certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the first half of 2025, while cautioning that the regulator will determine ultimate timing.
