Bombardier announced on September 20th, 2011 that it will be reducing production of its CRJ aircraft series due to slowing demand. Reports are that the reduced pace of orders has made a review of Bombardier’s production plans necessary and the production cut is seen as being mandatory for the company. Bombardier also indicated that no …
September 2011 archive
Sep 06 2011
Southern Star Airlines places order for one ERJ-145 Aircraft
A new airline, Southern Star, has begun operation in South Sudan. The airline has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a Bombardier Dash 8 leased from ALS of Kenya on a long term lease. The new airline is planning to also receive a leased 50 seat Embraer 145 aircraft from ALS in the future to …
Sep 04 2011
Trans States Airlines ERJ-145 skids off runway at Ottawa
On September 4th, 2011 at approximately 3:30 PM local time, a Trans States Airlines ERJ-145 operating under the United Express banner attempted a landing at Ottawa International Airport. The aircraft, ERJ-145LR (MSN 145341) N840HK, touched down successfully, but slid off the runway. The aircraft was operating as flight UA3363 from Chicago to Ottawa. No one …
Sep 01 2011
ASA CRJ 200 landing gear failure at Baton Rouge
On September 1st, 2011, a Atlantic Southeast Airlines Canadair CRJ-200, operating under the Delta Connection banner on behalf of Delta Airlines, had an incident in which the left main gear did not lower for landing. The aircraft, N875AS (MSN 7559) was operating flight EV-5058/DL-5058 from Atlanta, Georgia to Baton Rouge, Louisiana with 50 passengers and 3 …