Just when everyone thought it was safe for Russia to sell its modern, western equipped and competitive aircraft globally, another Russian aircraft crash has sent shudders through the world market about Russian aircraft safety. The key question is whether this…
Possibly the airplane most qualified to go by this moniker is the Boeing 717. It started life as the MD95 – and with it went much of the hopes of McDonnell Douglas. It made an early and crucial win at…
Irkut’s MS-21 gained 78 orders at the MAKS Moscow Air Show from two leasing companies, Ilyushin Finance, which ordered 28 MS-21-300, with options for an additional 22, and Aviacapital-Service for 35 MS-21-300 and 15 MS-21-200 models. The MS-21 will be…
This debate should be about the technologies, but never is. Passengers who are unfamiliar with the technologies see propellers on a plane and assume it is old and noisy. Readers of this blog hopefully are not in that category. Pure…
Russian airline Gazpromavia ordered 10 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft for its regional routes in Russia, and announced the order at the MAKS Moscow Air Show. The order is worth $323 million at list prices. Vladimir Prisyazhnyuk, President of Sukhoi Civil…
Now that Boeing has elected to follow Airbus and proceed with the re-engining route for its single aisle jet, the 737, Bombardier and Embraer have clarity from which to make decisions. For Embraer, which has been waiting for Boeing to…