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Bombardier holds update on CSeries aircraft
Bombardier held a “program update” on its “game-changing” new CSeries aircraft today. The event was held for media and financial analysts at the company’s Mirabel, Quebec facility. Bombardier says the...
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French aerospace companies to set up shop in Montreal
A pair of French companies announced at the Paris Air Show that they will be establishing businesses in Montreal. The aeronautics parts distributor AHE announced that it will make Montreal its North...
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The first test flight of Bombardier’s new CSeries jet, the CS100, was successfully completed today in Montreal. The aircraft took off at 9:55 a.m. from Mirabel Airport in Montreal and reached an...
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Air Canada signs MRO contract with Duluth provider
AAR, the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company that has been providing MRO to Air Canada’s Airbus fleet since October 2012, has now signed a five-year exclusive contract with the airline to...
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Large electric aircraft feasible with record-breaking Siemens motor
Last year, Airbus revealed that it had a working model of an electric aircraft. The Airbus E-Fan is a small, lightweight twin-engine, two-person craft that Airbus said it created to serve as a model...
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Bombardier CSeries finally flies the skies of Paris
The Paris Air Show is one of the premier aviation events in the world, but the CEO of Bombardier said in the Financial Post last week, “It’s just an event.” Alain Bellemare did not intend to diss...
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Final testing of Bombardier’s C Series to begin
C Series interior; Photo credit: Bombardier Bombardier said today that its new CS100 aircraft is in the final stages of certification, having successfully completed over 90 per cent of the...
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$1 billion injection from Quebec government will keep Bombardier aloft
As widely expected, Bombardier has accepted a $1 billion bailout from the Quebec government after reporting a fourth quarter loss of $4.9 billion. The company has rid itself of the unprofitable...
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UN aviation body sets first CO2 emissions standard for world’s airlines
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced yesterday that its environmental panel had reached “eagerly awaited” agreement on greenhouse gas emissions standards for airliners and...
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Subsidies part of the game in global aerospace industry
Philippines Airlines Airbus 330, foreground, and Emirates Boeing 777-300ER. In the high stakes global commercial jetliner industry, the two undisputed principal players, representing the US and Europe,...
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CAE to acquire Lockheed Martin flight training division
CAE of Montreal has reached a conditional agreement to purchase US defence contractor Lockheed Martin’s Commercial Flight Training division. CAE did not disclose details of the transaction, saying...
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More government support for Quebec aerospace industry
The Quebec government has moved once more to support the province’s aerospace sector, committing $250 million in direct aid toward expanding and diversifying the industry. Premier Philippe Couillard...
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