Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Avialeasing announced recently that they had signed a US$715 million contract for the delivery of 24 Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliners between 2011-2013. Currently, Sukhoi has 122 firm orders for Superjet100 airliners. … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Sukhoi sells 24 Superjet 100s to Avialeasing
Aircraft Manufacturers
EUROPE & CIS: Paris show ends more upbeat for Airbus than Boeing
Airbus’ chief salesman, John Leahy departed this year’s Paris Air Show slightly more upbeat than he was before about the industry’s outlook and certainly more upbeat than his counterpart at Boeing at the annual event. Boeing managed to bag only one order – a US$153 million deal with MC Aviation Partners, a leasing subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan, for two 737-800 narrow bodies. Airbus, on the other hand, walked away from the … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Paris show ends more upbeat for Airbus than Boeing
Boeing again delays first 787 test flight
Only days before the much anticipated first test flight of the long-awaited Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing has had to embarrassingly announce yet another delay - the fifth so far - to the aircraft's delivery schedule due to a newly discovered technical problem. Chicago-based Boeing said this week that it needs to reinforce small areas near where the wings connect to the fuselage before conducting the first test flight, which Boeing had insisted would occur before July. A revised schedule for the … [Read more...] about Boeing again delays first 787 test flight
Air France crash: Terrorism possibility gains ground
Brazilian and French search crews have recovered another 13 bodies from the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil where Air France Flight 447 with 228 passengers and crew aboard, came down over a week ago. Airbus 330-200 crashed en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on 31 May and while investigators are certain the aircraft suffered multiple computer malfunctions, officials have not ruled out terrorism. While early speculation centered around a lightening strike and then extreme turbulence as a … [Read more...] about Air France crash: Terrorism possibility gains ground
First Chinese A320 takes to the skies
China's first Airbus-assembled aircraft took to the skies recently with the first flight of an A320 in the skies over Tianjin. The 180-seat aircraft, the first to be built outside of Europe, is the first of what is expected to be more than 700 jets to be assembled by the Airbus-Chinese partnership which includes the Tianjin Free Trade Zone and China Aviation Industry Corporation. … [Read more...] about First Chinese A320 takes to the skies
Possible 2011 ramp-up of A320 production
Airbus COO-customers, John Leahy said recently that the manufacturer may ramp up A320 family aircraft production to 40 per month as early as the end of 2010 or early 2011, a signal that the industry has some confidence in an impending economic recovery. Leahy said that a ‘best case’ outlook saw a 2 per cent year-on-year drop in RPKs this year, 4 per cent growth next year and a 6 per cent increase in 2011, while a ‘worst case’ scenario featured a 4 per cent … [Read more...] about Possible 2011 ramp-up of A320 production
