MC-21 also delayed
It seems to be the standard these days. News from Russia indicates the MC-21 first flight will be delayed to late 2016, according to a Tass interview with Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov. This is a delay from…
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Iranian airlines – fleet refreshing is complicated
Recent reports from Russian sources claiming an order of up to 100 Superjets seem to be, perhaps, wishful thinking. A report from Iran today suggests things are more complicated. While news that numerous Iranian airlines are negotiating deals is not…
Mitsubishi Responds
After the December 24th briefing from Mitsubishi, we had some questions which we emailed to Japan. It is a tough time of the year to get people, but we were fortunate that the company had people in place and were…
Aerion and Rolls-Royce?
News out over the weekend suggests that Aerion, builder of the proposed supersonic business jet, is looking at Rolls-Royce for engines. Viewers of our interview with Aerion at the recent NBAA will note that nothing was mentioned about engine selection. …
MRJ Delayed for a Year
Mitsubishi announced their telegraphed delay overnight -MRJ delayed for a year. This the the slide deck the company provided: 20151224_Update on MRJ Development Status In its PR note the company states: “The first flight and the subsequent flight tests have…
Air Lease Corporation sells ATR Fleet
Late in the evening yesterday an intriguing note arrived. “Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced the sale of 25 ATR aircraft in its fleet to Nordic Aviation Capital A/S (“NAC”). These ATR aircraft have served ALC well in meeting the demand…