China to build SSJ
A report in the Shanghai Daily states that Sukhoi is going to allow China to build a factory to assemble Superjets. The plan is to assemble 100 of these aircraft. The Chinese O-Bay Aircraft Co., a privately owned general aviation…
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SuperJet news
This week Mexico’s Interjet of its fifth SSJ. SuperJet is upbeat: “We are confirming what we promised, implementing the certification and delivery’s process in order to meet our customer’s needs – stated Nazario Cauceglia, CEO – We are very pleased…
Opening Iran
Iran has been under sanctions on commercial aviation since 1995. Its airlines fly old aircraft and safety has been compromised frequently. The national fleet averages 22 years old. One report suggests that 100 grounded aircraft could come back into service…
Interjet gets another SSJ
Yesterday the third Superjet 100 delivered to Interjet landed in Toluca (Mexico) to join two SSJ100s already in service. The aircraft was rolled out at SuperJet International’s hangar in Venice after completion of customization and the technical acceptance procedure November…
Superjet doing well at Interjet
With EIS on September 18, 2013, the first two Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft operated by the Mexico’s Interjet confirmed outstanding results in terms of operations. In the first four weeks of operations both aircraft (MSN 95023 and MSN 95024) operated…
Global Fleet Numbers – some perspective
In terms of the global airline fleet, it helps to understand the players and their critical mass. The chart illustrates this and provides some surprises. We have 28,128 aircraft listed. Boeing’s sheer heft in the business is remarkable. It may…