Aviation News - February 2016 UK

After a year-long delay, the  rst Il-76MD-90A

was delivered to the Russian Air Force during an

official handover ceremony at Ivanovo Air Base.

The aircraft, RF-78653, which arrived

from Ulyanovsk on December 3, has

entered service with the 1st Instructor

Military-Transport Aviation Squadron of the

Russian Air Force’s 610th Center for Combat

Employment and Retraining of Personnel

VTA. It will be used to train future Il-76MD-

90A pilots as well as those who will  y the

A-100 AWACS variant, which is planned to

enter service in 2017. Babak Taghvaee

Transport Canada awarded Type Certi cation

to Bombardier’s CS100 airliner on December

18. This was achieved after more than
    3,000  ight test hours and paves the way for
    delivery and entry into service of the CS
    with launch customer Swiss in the second
    quarter of this year.
    Fred Cromer, President, Bombardier
    Commercial Aircraft, said: “This is an historic
    moment for Bombardier. Years of dedicated
    efforts and collaboration culminate today in a

very proud moment for many as we celebrate

the CS100 aircraft’s Transport Canada Type

Certi cation. I heartily congratulate our

teams for their commitment to developing,

testing and certifying the CS100 aircraft.

Bringing to market the only new family of 

aircraft developed for the 100- to 150- seat

market segment in close to 30 years is a

standout accomplishment – the C Series

aircraft is now well on its way to opening

up new opportunities for operators, while

delivering unrivalled economic advantages,

performance, and environmental credentials.”

The larger CS300 remains on track to

obtain its Type Certi cate within the next six

months. Bombardier will continue to work

with Transport Canada to validate the CS

aircraft’s training syllabus.

4 Aviation News incorporating Classic Aircraft February 2016

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First Il-76MD-90A Handed Over

The Russian Air Force recently took delivery of its  rst Il-76MD-90A, RF-78653. Nikolai Krasnov

Bombardier’s CS100 has been awarded its Type Certi cate by Transport Canada. Patrick

Cardinal via Bombardier

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