Category: Commercial Aircraft

Bombardier’s CSeries CS300 narrowbody has completed its first flight, joining its smaller sister-ship the CS100 in flight test phase. The CS300 took off from Montréal-Mirabel International Airport at 1100 local time on Friday February 27 and returned four hours and 58 minutes later, Bombardier said in a statement. This content is available exclusively to Australian

Airbus says its A350-900 can fly virtually unrestricted from any two cities in the world with 370-minute extended twin-engine operation approval (ETOPS) – so it’s no longer seeking the 420-minute ETOPS for which it originally applied. When the European Aviation Safety Agency certified the A350-900 on September 30 2014, it allowed the aircraft to fly

Embraer says Australia is one of the top three markets for its business jet arm in the Asia Pacific and expects deliveries to pick up in the period ahead. The Brazil-based manufacturer has brought four aircraft to the 2015 Avalon International Airshow, ranging from the entry-level the Phenom 100 to the slightly larger Phenom 300

Embraer plans to showcase its new E2 family of jet aircraft in Australia in March as part of a promotional tour through the Asia-Pacific. The Brazil-based manufacturer is expected to bring a mockup of the E2 jet to Sydney for a series of media and industry events. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation