SCAC (Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company) announced they are planning on a 75-seat “shrink” version of their SuperJet. The current SSJ100 seats 98-103. The new aircraft will be upgraded in several areas, including engines, avionics, and aerodynamics. The image below…
The Singapore air show got off to a start yesterday. It hasn’t been a noisy affair. Boeing picked up a lot of service business – which is a key goal for the company. Boeing also seems to be using the…
Superjet International provided us with information on the forthcoming winglets for the SSJ. These winglets are being called “Saberlets”. Today a Sukhoi Superjet 100 performed its first flight with the saberlets at Zhukovsky. The saber-like configuration of the tips installed…
The US House has voted to block aircraft sales to Iran. Putting aside the politics, what does this mean? Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is quoted as saying Iran does not need…
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In a press release out today, Superjet International announced: “Since the beginning of July 2017 Sukhoi Superjet 100 has successfully performed flights to one of the oldest airports of Northern Europe – Bromma (Sweden). It has relatively short runway of…