The last Challenger 604 has rolled off the Montreal assembly line as Bombardier swaps production of its large business jet to the improved Challenger 605, now approaching certification. The 365th 604 will be completed by Midcoast Aviation and delivered in the second quarter of 2007. The first 605 will follow in the third quarter.
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Source: Flight International
French investigators have found that a Cessna 525A Citation departed Paris Le Bourget after personnel failed to realise nose-gear maintenance was incomplete, forcing the jet to return for a gear-up landing.
Textron Aviation now says it will exhibit at this month’s NBAA business aviation exhibition in Las Vegas, reserving course after last week backing out of the event amid a machinists strike in Wichita.
Textron Aviation’s machinists walked off the job on 23 September after members of the 5,000-strong work group voted down the company’s proposed new employment contract. The Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer, which owns the Cessna and Beechcraft brands, confirms that workers represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) went on strike. ...
