Airbus has won basic European certification for its A319 Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) as two are delivered for interior fitting. The changes to the A319 airliner certificate include installing up to six auxiliary fuel tanks (ACTs) to provide a range of up to 11,700km (6,300nm). The $40 million ACJ is approved to cruise at 41,000ft (12,500m). Two are to be delivered "soon" to undisclosed clients.
Source: Flight International
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
Investigators probing the fatal Bombardier CRJ200 crash at Kathmandu will inevitably focus on the extraordinary attitude the aircraft developed as it lifted off from runway 02. Nepal’s civil aviation regulator states that the captain survived the 24 July accident but the first officer, and the 17 other occupants, did not. ...
A Bombardier CRJ200 operated by Nepalese carrier Saurya Airlines has crashed during take-off from Kathmandu airport, with fatalities among those on board.
