Air Transport Aeroflot sues Russian aircraft manufacturer Yakovlev Aeroflot has filed a lawsuit worth 7.3 billion rubles (about $86 million) in a Moscow court against Yakovlev,… Ricardo MeierAugust 6, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Gazpromavia SuperJet aircraft crashes after taking off near Moscow A Gazpromavia Sukhoi SuperJet 100 regional jet crashed on the afternoon of July 12 after taking off from… Ricardo MeierJuly 12, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Russian regional jet former SSJ-NEW will be called SJ-100 Russia held a grand ceremony this week to mark the rebranding of commercial aircraft maker Irkut as “Yakovlev”,… Ricardo MeierJuly 28, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Not so Russian: Irkut SSJ-NEW jetliner will first fly with French design engine The SSJ-NEW, an all-Russian version of the SSJ100 regional jet, won’t be all that Russian. At least the… Ricardo MeierJune 7, 2023 Read More
Air Transport SSJ-New jet will start production in 2024 Shaken by the lack of imported components, the Russian SSJ100 jetliner is being completely reformulated to overcome this… Thiago VinholesMay 23, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Embraer and Sukhoi compete for partnership to assemble passenger aircraft in India Embraer may become a partner of the government of India in the manufacture of a passenger plane with… Ricardo MeierMarch 4, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Jetliner SSJ100 seeks new chance with Russian partners leaving SuperJet International (SJI), the joint venture between Italy’s Leonardo and Studio Guidotti and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC),… Ricardo MeierMarch 1, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Russian carrier shuts down most of its Superjets due to lack of Western parts Yakutia Airlines, a Russian carrier based in Yaktusk, in the country’s far east, recently had to cannibalize two… Ricardo MeierNovember 15, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Aeroflot unveils massive order plan for 323 Russian jetliners Aeroflot will boost Russian production of jetliners with a massive order of 323 aircraft. The main Russian airline… Ricardo MeierAugust 29, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Russian jetliner SSJ-New to perform maiden flight in 2023 Irkut prepares the first flight of the SSJ-New regional jet for 2023 in hopes of starting series production… Ricardo MeierAugust 1, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Aeroflot intends to order 300 Russian commercial aircraft Aeroflot announced on Tuesday that it had approved the issuance of 5.42 billion shares in order to raise… Ricardo MeierJune 9, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Russian SSJ100 regional jets are already suffering from engine parts shortages The effect of Western sanctions on air travel in Russia has begun to hit the SSJ100 regional jet,… Ricardo MeierApril 26, 2022 Read More
Air Transport New Russian jetliners are also being affected by trade sanctions Commercial aviation in Russia is not only affected by the suspension of technical support for aircraft made in… Ricardo MeierMarch 24, 2022 Read More
Air Transport EGO Airways may replace the Embraer E190 with the SSJ100 Created in 2020, carrier EGO Airways had plans to put into operation a network of flights in Italy… Ricardo MeierJanuary 1, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Russian airline asks for subsidies to continue flying Sukhoi Superjet Ten years after entering service, the Sukhoi Superjet regional jet continues to cause headaches for its operators. Even… Ricardo MeierJune 4, 2021 Read More
Air Transport Sukhoi SSJ100 VIP wil be launched in the second half For nearly 10 years in service, the SSJ100 regional jet has been a major headache for the Russian… Ricardo MeierFebruary 23, 2021 Read More
Air Transport SuperJet 100 expected to get “Russian” version in 2023 Russian Defense Minister Yuri Borisov revealed to TASS that a new version of the SSJ 100 (SuperJet) regional… Ricardo MeierSeptember 17, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Aeroflot plans to operate 200 Russian aircraft in 2026 Owner of a fleet of 359 aircraft, Aeroflot and its subsidiaries operate mostly Western models with the exception… Ricardo MeierJuly 31, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Russian government to purchase 100 Superjet 100 aircraft for Aeroflot The Russian government is studying a way to boost production of the Superjet 100 commercial jet, whose image… Ricardo MeierNovember 5, 2019 Read More
Air Transport Airbus may close A220 sales deal for Ethiopian and Interjet Airbus would be close to announcing two more customers for its A220 jet – former Bombardier C Series.… Ricardo MeierOctober 7, 2019 Read More