A dozen Embraer E190-E2 regional jets have been ordered by Swiss airline Helvetic Airways, firming up a Letter of Intent (LoI) first revealed at the Farnborough Airshow. The firm order…
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CityJet has signed a sale and lease back transaction with regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord for two Bombardier CRJ900 ERs on 10-year operating lease terms. Pat Byrne, Cityjet’s CEO, sees the…
LARA editor Mark Thomas summarises the latest happenings across the low-fare and regional aviation industry. With airline margins coming under increasing pressure, according to IATA’s latest data, the need to…
New Caledonia-based carrier Aircalin has partnered with SITAONAIR to add the Internet ONAIR solution to its fleet. The airline, based in the French territory in the south-west Pacific, selected the…
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s FAST (Flight Data Acquisition, Storage and Transmission) engine diagnostics and prognostics solution for regional airlines now has over 400 installations in service. According to Frederic Lefebvre,…
India’s SpiceJet has taken delivery of the first 90-seat Q400 turboprop aircraft from Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. The aircraft was handed over to the airline, which will be the launch operator…
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation is forecasting a “bow wave” of regional jet replacements in North America between 2022 and 2027. The manufacturer of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ90) – due to…
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) for the extension of maintenance intervals on its CRJ700, CRJ900 and CRJ1000 aircraft. The line maintenance intervals…
Liebherr LAMC Aviation (Changsha) Co., a joint venture between the Chinese company LAMC (AVIC Landing Gear Advanced Manufacturing Corp.) and German-based Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, have delivered the first C919 landing…
SKY Airline, a low-cost carrier in Chile, has taken delivery of a new LEAP-1A26 powered Airbus A320-200neo aircraft on lease from Air Lease Corporation. The aircraft is the first of…
