Translation of "Avion de transport régional à réaction " (French → English) :

I know our own colleague, Steven Fletcher, cannot fly in the small regional jets.

The Clean Sky Joint Undertaking aims at addressing the implementation of innovative, environmentally-friendly technologies in all segments of civil air transport, including large commercial aircraft, regional aircraft and rotorcraft, and in all supporting technologies such as engines, systems and materials life cycle.

11 % to the Green Regional Aircraft ITD;

This activity shall not include: (a) flights performed exclusively for the transport, on official mission, of a reigning Monarch and his immediate family, Heads of State, Heads of Government and Government Ministers, of a country other than a Member State, where this is substantiated by an appropriate status indicator in the flight plan (b) military flights performed by military aircraft and customs and police flights (c) flights related to search and rescue, fire-fighting flights, humanitarian flights and emergency medical service flights authorised by the appropriate competent authority (d) any flights performed exclusively under visua ...[+++]l flight rules as defined in Annex 2 to the Chicago Convention (e) flights terminating at the aerodrome from which the aircraft has taken off and during which no intermediate landing has been made (f) training flights performed exclusively for the purpose of obtaining a licence, or a rating in the case of cockpit flight crew where this is substantiated by an appropriate remark in the flight plan provided that the flight does not serve for the transport of passengers and/or cargo or for the positioning or ferrying of the aircraft (g) flights performed exclusively for the purpose of scientific research or for the purpose of checking, testing or certifying aircraft or equipment whether airborne or ground-based (h) flights performed by aircraft with a certified maximum take-off mass of less than 5 700 kg (i) flights performed in the framework of public service obligations imposed in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 on routes within outermost regions, as specified in Article 299(2) of the Treaty, or on routes where the capacity offered does not exceed 30 000 seats per year (j) flights which, but for this point, would fall within this activity, performed by a commercial air transport operator operating either:

In the regional aircraft market for jets (up to 125 seats) a distinction between segments has not been made.

Mr. Peter Smith: With respect to the competitive element, I simply want to indicate that some of the niche markets that Canada has developed expertise in, such as regional jets, business aircraft, commercial helicopters, small gas turbines, flight simulators, landing gear, and space applications—all of these that I have mentioned are 50% global market share or more.