Leasing companies continue to recognize the Q400 NextGen turboprop as a high-quality asset December 31, 2014 Toronto – Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (“GECAS”) has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen aircraft and has also taken options on an additional 10 Q400 NextGen aircraft. Based on […]
Order caps off fruitful year in which the CRJ aircraft expanded into new markets in Africa, the Middle East and China December 30, 2014 Montréal – Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that a customer, who has requested to remain unidentified at this time, has signed a firm order for 24 CRJ900 NextGen regional jets. Based […]
December 30, 2014 Montréal – Bombardier Business Aircraft announced today that it has received a firm order for six Learjet 75 business jets with options for an additional three Learjet 75 aircraft from an undisclosed customer. The transaction for the firm aircraft is valued at approximately $83 million US, based on the 2014 list price […]
Duluth, Minn. (22 December 2014) – Cirrus Aircraft announced today the successful maiden flight of the third and final conforming flight test aircraft, ‘C-Two’ (C2), in their Vision SF50 personal jet program. The initial flight of C2 marks the latest significant milestone for the Vision™ jet program as C2 now joins C0 and C1 in […]
Satellite Team Ready for January 20 Launch CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Dec. 19, 2014 – The third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Navy was encapsulated into its payload fairing Dec. 18. It is scheduled to launch Jan. 20 aboard a United Launch Alliance […]
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 19, 2014 – Lockheed Martin’s FORTIS exoskeleton received several accolades in 2014 highlighting its innovative technology design and its benefit to users in an industrial setting. This year, FORTIS was recognised with a Gold Spark Award from Spark Design & Architecture Awards, named Product Design of the Year by ICON Magazine and […]
December 19, 2014 – Toronto – Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that an entity owned by the IFL Group of Waterford, Michigan has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire the first Bombardier CRJ200 SF (Special Freighter) aircraft. The aircraft will join IFL Group’s fleet flying air freight throughout North, Central and South America, as […]
Engineering Teams Will Begin Disassembly and Analysis KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Dec. 18, 2014 – The Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT]-built Orion spacecraft has just completed its 2,700 mile journey from Naval Base San Diego back to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The NASA Ground Systems Development and Operations team transported the spacecraft across the country by truck, […]
Successful demo of new automation and information assurance capabilities clears way for the final launch and early orbit exercise NEWTOWN, Pa., Dec. 17, 2014 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Raytheon Company [NYSE: RTN] successfully completed the fourth of five planned launch and early orbit exercises to demonstrate new automation capabilities, information assurance and launch […]
Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft granted full type certification from the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) December 16, 2014 Montréal – Bombardier, the world’s leading business aircraft manufacturer, announced today that the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft have received full type certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of Mexico, the Dirección General […]