Category Aerospace
IL-76 super low pass
As if military life in Ukraine isn’t enough fun….notice the edginess among the ground crew who are not quite sure how the prank might turn out. Views: 28
Airbus A350XWB delivery target by December 31
Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier is confident that the OEM will achieve its goal to deliver around 15 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft this year. At the recent Finnair delivery, he said “If we reach this target, I think we have secured…
EVA Airways’ big order
Boeing announced EVA Airways’ intent to purchase up to 24 787-10s and two additional 777-300ERs, which is valued at more than $8bn at current list prices. This is a nice piece of business from a good customer in a growing…
CityJet selects SSJ
CityJet has signed an agreement with Sukhoi for 15 SSJ 100s with options for an additional 10. The value of the agreement is more than $ 1bn, including options and services. CityJet is working with aircraft financier Falko, which will…
MH17 – Russia refutes Dutch findings
[UPDATE: watch this video for useful context and background] Russia’s largest defense company, Almaz-Antey, presented evidence that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down last year by an out-of-production rocket fired by a Ukrainian Buk-M1 air defense system. The company…