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Did Qatar Airways clear an unspoken hurdle for ordering CSeries?

Consider this article tagged under "speculative", but news from Qatar Airways that the carrier plans to start service to Montreal in June raised an eyebrow.

June will also feature the biennial Paris Air Show, where airline CEO Akbar Al Baker says of a possible order for the Bombardier CSeries: "I will leave that question to be answered in Le Bourget," reports Aviation Week.

These seemingly unrelated Qatar Airways stories may be more connected than first meets the eye. Gulf carrier access to Canadian airports has long been a contentious topic to say the least, so emergence of a new 777 route linking Montreal to Doha is highly notable.

While it was never a publicly discussed condition for ordering the CSeries, Qatar Airways foray into to this difficult to access market may be a key step toward a final agreement on the new Bombardier 110-149 seater. A Qatar CSeries deal has been a long-protracted on again, off again process.

In other CSeries news, Arabian Aerospace Magazine reports that Qatar Airways may not be the first Gulf airline to order the new Canadian jet. The story says that Yemen-based all-Bombardier operator Felix Airways could beat Qatar as the Middle East's first CSeries customer.

Jeannot a écrit:Selon la rumeur Qatar Airways aurait franchi le dernier obstacle qui l'empêchait de commander du CSeries.

Did Qatar Airways clear an unspoken hurdle for ordering CSeries?

Consider this article tagged under "speculative", but news from Qatar Airways that the carrier plans to start service to Montreal in June raised an eyebrow.

June will also feature the biennial Paris Air Show, where airline CEO Akbar Al Baker says of a possible order for the Bombardier CSeries: "I will leave that question to be answered in Le Bourget," reports Aviation Week.

These seemingly unrelated Qatar Airways stories may be more connected than first meets the eye. Gulf carrier access to Canadian airports has long been a contentious topic to say the least, so emergence of a new 777 route linking Montreal to Doha is highly notable.

While it was never a publicly discussed condition for ordering the CSeries, Qatar Airways foray into to this difficult to access market may be a key step toward a final agreement on the new Bombardier 110-149 seater. A Qatar CSeries deal has been a long-protracted on again, off again process.

In other CSeries news, Arabian Aerospace Magazine reports that Qatar Airways may not be the first Gulf airline to order the new Canadian jet. The story says that Yemen-based all-Bombardier operator Felix Airways could beat Qatar as the Middle East's first CSeries customer.

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• John LEAHY et Airbus auront raté leur objectif no. 1, ... soit celui de tuer dans l'oeuf le "Business Case" du CSeries de Bombardier ;
  
• l'opération NEO, ou, du moins, la partie concernée par le GTF de P&W, n'aura pas forcément la 'carrière' envisagée par LEAHY & Co.;
  

Yemen’s Felix Airways initiates fleet renewal program

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Yemen’s first privately owned airline, Felix Airways (FO), is set to launch a fleet renewal program, moving away from its low-cost carrier (LCC) business model.

FO said it will replace its two Bombardier CRJ200s with Q400 NextGen turboprops for its domestic services, resulting in reduced fuel costs and 50% more seating capacity.

The carrier also plans to acquire two Airbus aircraft—either the A319 or A320—to replace a pair of Bombardier CRJ700s. It said the larger aircraft will help it establish a regional hub operation at Aden International Airport. It plans to add up to four new destinations in each of the next three years. Acquisition of further Airbus aircraft is possible.

FO, launched in 2008, intends to move from a LCC to a hybrid business model, which will include some facets of a full-service airline. It also plans to participate in a Global Distribution System, initiate e-ticketing and embark on a series of interline and codeshare agreements.