There has been a lot of talk recently about SSJ's going to various Countries including some Western Operators. But as I mentioned in another Post the Aircraft does not have an Engine that meets any kind of minimal Operational Requirements. https://airlinerwatch.com/sukhoi-superj ... e-engines/ Safr...
Jump to postThere has been a lot of talk recently about SSJ's going to various Countries including some Western Operators. But as I mentioned in another Post the Aircraft does not have an Engine that meets any kind of minimal Operational Requirements. https://airlinerwatch.com/sukhoi-superj ... e-engines/ Safra...
Jump to post100/1 outsider SuperJet with 125 seats. Now hear me out...They're geographically close to Russia and all the other components are easily accessible in Europe nearby. maybe make it 1000/1 outsider. Problem with the SSJ is just a terrible lack of support once an aircraft is sold to an operator. there...
Jump to postJust flew to Europe and back with QR and was surprised that we overflew Syria. Given there are ongoing attacks by the Israeli Air Force and ongoing efforts by the Syrians to shoot them down is it not dangerous to overfly this area? We have already seen a Russian Military Aircraft fall victim to frie...
Jump to postRJMAZ wrote:
The only money Boeing has permanently lost on the MAX grounding is the cost of fixing MCAS, damages paid to the families and penalties paid to airlines. This would be pocket change for Boeing and probably a few months worth of profit.
UAC should be licking there lips in delight with these developments. If the specs are correct the MC-21 is the right aircraft at the right time, i.e when Boeing has nothing to offer and Airbus production is booked out. UAC only need to get their Support right and they have an opportunity to make inr...
Jump to postInteresting to know how they calculated the Bedroom Noise!
Jump to postschech wrote:this flight is operated by a Bombardier DHC-8-400 of an Aeroflot's far east subsidiarie called Aurora. The 'CN4' thing is a Flightradar's bug
According to Flightradar 24 Aeroflot is operating a "CN4" Aircraft between UUS and KHV. Is this correct? I know Aeroflot used to operate hundreds of very small Aircraft, mainly AN2's, but it seems strange they would be buying Cessna's and using them on a route which normally sees A320's/73...
Jump to postThanks for the link Armadillo. Don't have Flight Radar but IL-62 makes more sense than AN-148! I believe most of the Russian Government fleet is based in VKO but where did this one come from?
Jump to postApparently 2 Russian Government Aircraft flew from Russia (presumably VKO) to CCS. Does anybody know which Aircraft they were and what route they took? The caption shows an AN-148 but I find it hard to believe they used this Aircraft for the Mission given the lack of range. https://www.almasdarnews....
Jump to postWell Erdogan just attended MAKS and spent time with SU-35's and SU-57's. The odds of seeing Russian Aircraft in Turkish Airforce just increased. It could be a bluff but that's what some thought about the S-400. If Turkey does order Russian Jets the US will have to think seriously about kicking them ...
Jump to postI have a hard time believing the western manufacturers involved in the SSJ are the ones to blame for parts availability shortages, when that is a well known problem of "not western" manufacturers. I don't know how much money the Russian government has put into the SSJ, but they should pro...
Jump to postThe Sheremetyevo Airport website has published last night a good chronology of the fire and the fire crew response. https://www.svo.aero/en/press_center/press_releases/khronologiya-aviatsionnogo-proisshestviya-s-vs-ssj-100-i-deyatelnosti-avariyno-spasatelnoy-komandy-sh (English version on the link)...
Jump to postI don't think this needs to be the end of the SSJ. In most ways it is a very competitive Aircraft. Obviously they need to sort out the issue with the Engine or source a new Engine. They need to build a Spare Parts Supply Chain comparable to what Western Manufacturers offer. And they need to find out...
Jump to postI find it strange that the Russian State Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) have not grounded the Aircraft Type. They did so after the following crashes; 28/7/02 - IL86 crashed shortly after departure from SVO 29/12/12 - TU204 crashed during landing at VKO 11/2/18 - AN148 crashed shortly after departur...
Jump to postOne previous incident listed in the Av Herald for this Aircraft;
http://avherald.com/h?article=4b4a3d36&opt=0
Do the Crew normally carry a Satellite phone? I assumed they would in case of Radio Issues but several things I have read suggest that after radio connection was lost no communication with the Tower was possible. Response from ES may have been better if communication was maintained. Some comments ha...
Jump to postWhat this Crash Highlights to me is that Sensors/Pitot Tubes are pretty much the weakest links in Modern Aircraft - which are otherwise incredibly safe.
AF447 31/5/09
6W703 11/2/18
JT610 29/10/18
ET302 10/3/19
I understand that most of Interjets' Superjets are grounded because of the Engine Issue. The Engine needs maintenance (or perhaps replacing) a lot sooner than it is supposed to. Neither Interjet, Safran or Sukhoi are apparently willing to pay for the Maintenance so the fleet is steadily reducing and...
Jump to postMental. Utterly mental. Compared to the cost of building a program from scratch... and the cost to reputation - having even several full airframes of spare parts sitting locally is chicken feed! Well, if you don't know the full story, the bottleneck were actually Safran, who were not delivering the...
Jump to postThat was my thought itself. I've always found this sanctions ridiculous especially like you said when American jobs are at stake in supplying components for the MC-21. As for sales, I don't think the MC-21 is expected to make much of a dent although if I had my wish the 737MAX would be out to pastu...
Jump to postI find it interesting that the US has decided to wave their Sanctions Wand in the direction of the MC21 to disrupt it's production. The MC21 has plenty of US components so I would have expected them to figure it was in their interests to see the MC-21's go into production as soon as possible. But of...
Jump to postJust wondering what UAC Management in Russia are making of the 737 MAX issues? IMO the biggest disincentive to buying Russian Aircraft is the poor after sales support and service. But a secondary reason is that Russian Aircraft are perceived to be less safe than Boeing and Airbus. I would suggest 4 ...
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