You’re forgetting the ~600 CRJs that are the backbone of the US regional fleets.
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Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Decertifying Bombadier planes will cripple American civil aviation as there are a metrich shit-ton of Dash 8/Q-400 planes doing regional runs, let alone the #2 maker of corporate jets with the Global Express line.
As for certifying Gulfstream, I’ve read but haven’t yet been able to confirm that several planes have been certified, some Gulfstreams haven’t beem done in Canada because of insufficient de-icing capabilities.
Trump will cause more aviation accidents, certifying planes that can’t de-ice, due to political pressure will cost lives.
Bad time to fly gents.
SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 1 day ago
ZeroGravitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
They will all throw those Bombardiers away and buy a bunch of Boeings, for sure.
/s, but I feel it’s rather unnecessary.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 21 hours ago
My local airport pretty much exclusively operates commercial flights on CRJs. If they were decertified tomorrow we would go to having no commercial flights at all.
That said, the CRJs are reaching end of life and are expected to be replaced by Embraer (Brazilian made) alternatives in the near future. So airlines are actually already planning to ditch the CRJs. Realistically though they dont actually have those jets yet, so if they are no longer able to use CRJs until the switchover then they will lose a massive amount of money. Not to mention the amount of money many areas will lose by having no commercial flights
Itll certainly clear up the schedule for more private jet access at regional airports though, like Aspen and Telluride. Im sure his rich friends would be ecstatic about that
floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Presumably certifying those dodgy American planes doesn’t mean anyone in Canada has to actually buy them. Maybe Canada could put an asterisk and a footnote on the certificate.
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
At this point, who cares if it’s a bluff? We need to repurpose Bombardier manufacturing to make Grippens and what our allies need both civil and militarily. Same with autos.
unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth 1 day ago
Yes, but we also have to find a way to ensure Bombardier improves. The shit they pull off...