Business & GASix-Passenger, Seven-Figure Learjet 75 Liberty to Launch Next Year Bombardier has unveiled the Learjet 75 Liberty, a relatively inexpensive new entry into its half-century-old small business jet line. With a list price of $9.9 million, the seven-figure, six-passenger Liberty comes in…
CommercialBombardier Expects Mitsubishi’s CRJ Acquisition to Close in 2020 Bombardier expects the $550 million sale of its Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to close by the second half of 2020. Mitsubishi’s acquisition agreement was announced by Bombardier…
CommercialUTC's Hybrid-Electric Regional Plane Promises 30 Percent Fuel Savings United Technologies Corp. has selected regional turboprops as its inroad to the electric transportation market, and it says its hybrid-electric solution could achieve a 30 percent fuel savings. UTC is developing a…
Business & GABombardier, Québec Gov't Invest in Canadian Aerospace Research Bombardier and the government of Québec have invested in Aéro21 and SA²GE, two Canadian aerospace research projects focused on efficient manufacturing and environmentally friendly flight. “Through this strong alliance between industry, government and…
Business & GAFree of C-Series, Bombardier Profits for First Time in Five Years For the first time in five years, Bombardier finished the year with a profit, earning a net income of $318 million in 2018 as the company looks to complete its turnaround. Total…
CommercialAirbus Delivers 800 Commercial Aircraft in 2018 Airbus set a new high mark for the company, delivering 800 commercial aircraft to 93 customers in 2018, the company has revealed. Just six off the 806 competitor Boeing produced, Airbus' figure…
ATM ModernizationFuture Air Navigation Systems: Worth the Investment? Numerous operators of upper-tier business aircraft are weighing the pros and cons of outfitting their planes with Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS 1/A)-related avionics. The upgrade will allow these
Business & GABombardier Focuses on Improving Operational Efficiency in Q2 Financials Bombardier has reported its second-quarter 2018 financial results. The Canadian company is on pace to achieve its 2018 guidance and 2020 targets in the wake of its turnaround plan with total Q2…
Business & GARockwell Collins Combining Enhanced, Synthetic Vision for Global 5500/6500 Rockwell Collins has launched its combined vision system (CVS) on the Bombardier Global 5500 and 6500 business jets. The CVS merges infrared enhanced vision and synthetic vision system imagery into a single…
Business & GABombardier Adding HUD, EVS to Challenger 350 Bombardier will be offering a Rockwell Collins-supplied head-up display (HUD) and enhanced vision system (EVS) option on its Challenger 350 business jet. With the addition of the lightweight HUD to the current synthetic…