If it isn't very economically viable, I doubt any manufacturer would spend such a big amount of money developing a new AN-225 kinda plane, let alone for just one or two airframes. The AN-225 wasn't very economical to operate to begin with. The Russians have the Ilyushin PAK VTA project, based in th...
Jump to postThe 190F is to close to the ATR72F in my opinion but the 195F may found space as a "middle of the road" option between the ATRs and the converted 737/A321.
Jump to postThe C-17 is operated outside the US, but only by military operators. I doubt the US DOD would allow the resale to civilian operators. The MD-17/BC-17 (civilian variant) was never developed. The qatar air force has a C-17 painted in the colors of Qatar Airways, who knows if they don't take advantage...
Jump to postRussia banned BA after the UK sanctions hitted SU, so after the European Union and Canada banned all the russian aircraft crossing its airspace I imagine that Russia will also ban all the western airlines to fly over the country virtually closing the direct connection between North America and Europ...
Jump to postHere's the presentation video shown at the Seminar
https://youtu.be/8TX4WoAZxTY
Brasília, which already had a similar size, was already capable of carrying 30 passengers (1+2), I imagine that with a wider fuselage (2+2) , as it seems to be the case, it would be possible to reach 40 passengers. 50 pax I think it would be complicated without a lengthening of the fuselage. The ERJ...
Jump to postThe Brazilian Air Force (FAB) released today, November 13, 2020, the first images of its new aircraft, which will be made in partnership with Embraer, under the name of STOUT (Short Take-Off Utility Transport) during a National Defense Seminar, held at the Superior School of War of the Brazilian Arm...
Jump to postIt reminded me of the story of Pan Am Flight 914 created by the Weekly World News
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fligh ... -37-years/
Lockheed R6V Constitution - 2 frames - First 1946 - Last 1948
Jump to postEmbraer's CEO announced this week that they will reduce the speed in the certification process of the 175E2 and will pushes it back to 2023. (sorry no sources in english about this yet, only in portuguese at https://www.aeroin.net/embraer-posterga-entrega-do-e175-e2-ate-2023-e-tempo-extra-pode-ser-a...
Jump to postNew Brazilian regional airline in founding: Linhas Aéreas Itapemirim Airline has now decided to fly with A220. First they had planned to fly with turboprops, now they have changed to A220. Start of airline is scheduled for first half of 2021. Airline will start with 10 planes (temporary: Airbus A31...
Jump to postI think the airlines are facing worse issues than 'global warming'. Think, furloughs, layoffs, Chap. 11, iconic fleet retirements (tho iconic fleet retirements might affect us geeks more.), money losses, order cancellations, etc. I think these rules need to be made less strict, because airlines nee...
Jump to postLATAM Brazil was included at the Bankruptcy http://www.latamairlinesgroup.net/static-files/6947cdf2-2f29-4451-a5ae-0874e9282d9d LATAM Airlines Brazil today began a voluntary reorganization process as part of Chapter 11 protection in the United States to restructure its debt and effectively manage it...
Jump to postAccording to a Chilean newspaper, LATAM have confirmed to the US bankruptcy court that Qatar Airways and the Cueto family will invest US$ 900 million dollars in company and the rescue package negotiated with the Chilean government have not been completely ruled out yet. https://www.df.cl/noticias/em...
Jump to postThere will be ARJ-21 exports. I hope GE sells each engine at a profit as I do not expect durable enough airframes to last long enough for overhauls. Without FAA certification this aircraft won't go far. I don't think the Chinese are worried about this, the internal Chinese market alone will be able...
Jump to postI kind like the uniqueness of the old China Eastern, the China Southern and the Air China liveries to be honest.To me they feel very late 80's/early 90's and far from the "eurowhite pandemic" that Pan Am and Lufthansa created. The whole eurowhite livery makes sense on lufthansa, but in man...
Jump to postThe Argentine newspaper Clarin published a story with the 68 reasons presented by LATAM to the Argentine government to explain the reasons for closing the company in the country. Some are surreal, but when it comes to Argentina, they are probably true. The original article in Spanish https://www.cla...
Jump to postAccording to this source ( https://www.airway1.com/breeze-airways- ... y-in-2021/ ) they will start the flights next year and lease agreement for Azul's ERJ-195 still valid but deliveries are temporarily suspended.
Jump to postI think that only 125 units a very low number of frames considering the size of the redesign that the M100 would have to go through to be viable within the scope clause limits. If it were something simple they would want to adapt the M70 and not try to redesign practically half of the M90 to reach t...
Jump to postHybrid regionals may not be a reality now, but come 2030 and they will be being designed and shortly built. Standard regionals need to be delivered before 2030 in order to have any lifespan. With the new ICAO emission standards in 2028, we will already see many planes that will have their productio...
Jump to postWhy? Cargo operators have plenty of planes older than that. The availability of parts will probably be the main factor in accelerating or postponing the withdrawal of services from these planes. The MD-80 series in terms of frame age and availability of spare parts will not be much different than t...
Jump to postThe Triumph audit gives some hope the M100 can be sold on a reasonable 86,000 lb. Yes, but how many M100 units would Mitsubishi need to sell to break even at this point? Would this be possible without bankrupting the company? In 2011 the whole MRJ program was estimated around ¥200 billion and would...
Jump to postThese aircraft are so obviously ideal for this operation that some efforts should be made to relax the costly certification requirements, maybe fly these birds on an "experimental" certificate, in conjunction with limiting their use to when & where actually required. I'm not 100% sure...
Jump to postLATAM's announcement of its departure from Argentina's domestic market has set off an internal war between the different factions of the current Peronist administration. On one hand, the moderates, led by Transportation Minister, Mr, Meoni are meeting and working with LATAM towards a possible rever...
Jump to postWell, let's look at the size of the damage so far at LATAM so far: the closure of the Argentine branch, the total dismissal of the ground crew in Paraguay, the suspension of contracts in Colombia, the dismissal of all the company's airport managers in Brazil and the attempt to return of the company...
Jump to postWell, let's look at the size of the damage so far at LATAM so far: the closure of the Argentine branch, the total dismissal of the ground crew in Paraguay, the suspension of contracts in Colombia, the dismissal of all the company's airport managers in Brazil and the attempt to return of the company'...
Jump to postlightsaber wrote:The support for the Western owned SSJs was an utter fail. The delays on spare parts were horrid. All 3 airlines had issues.
If I were to bet I would bet on nothing more than a temporary code share between the 2 companies. LATAM's Chapter 11 process in the USA and Chile expressly excluded LATAM Argentina and LATAM Brazil from this process and yesterday LATAM Argentina was closed. I think it is quite reasonable to believe ...
Jump to postHard to really call the situation “bad/wrong timing” given that its closest (same-generation) competitor doesn’t exactly have any orders itself - and given all the possible deferrals coming down the line due to this pandemic it may actually work out in their favour. Either way they just announced a...
Jump to postpranav7478 wrote:Wayfarer515 wrote:https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4379792
- First airline with an all SSJ fleet(Interjet is now the second one)
when did interjet become an all ssj airline? i thought they always had problems with it
I think the SSJ is a bit neglected in the west. Sukhoi have certainly have had issues with supporting their existing fleet but it seems like a great little airplane. Most Russian planes, since the days of the Soviet Union, are technically very interesting (I personally am a fan of the TU-154 and IL...
Jump to postYou’d think some here in this forum would be happy that they’re actually correcting design issues the airplane had BEFORE entering service - especially those that potentially would have an impact on safety and operational reliability. But some instead choose to derail the discussion repeatedly with...
Jump to postThe closing of LATAM Argentina has set off a political storm within Argentina's combative unions and the many factions of the Peronist government. Pablo Biro, the leader at APLA, the pilots' union, (a good chunk of LATAM's pilots walked out from APLA last year to form an independent union) is calli...
Jump to postAnd things are not looking brighter for LATAM Colombia either. While stopping short of suspending its operations, its CEO announced that the airline is temporarily suspending all labor contracts, not knowing when they will be allowed to resume services. https://desdeelpatio.com.ar/nota.php?id=579&a...
Jump to postLet's just forget the M100, even Mitsubishi throw in the towel on him.
And as far as I know the MRJ doesn't have a underneath cargo compartment like the ERJ. As far as I remember the cargo compartment on the MRJ jets is behind the rear galley.
LATAM just announced the cessation of the LATAM Argentina's operations, both for passengers and cargo, for an indefinite period News article in English https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/latam-airlines-argentina-ceases-operations-and-other-subsidiaries-will-continue-to-operate-international-destinat...
Jump to postM90 will have its certification soon or later and will gain some orders, specially operators within Japan, I never doubt that, but the timing for the plane is gone. If the M90 had entered the market 5/10 years before 175E2 it would have a significant advantage over it by offering to the market somet...
Jump to postJapanese conglomerates are similar to how venture funds work in the US. The central nexus is a bank or fund, which often passes its name onto any subsidiary that it has a share in, and has a somewhat "arms length" control over the subsidiary. Mitsubishi still has control and influence ove...
Jump to postI could be wrong but this could be the first step for AD to somehow acquire LATAM Brazil. Would of course face an uphill battle within Brazil's regulatory agencies but makes way too much sense for all players involved. Rumor is already spreading that Latam Brasil would be absorved into Azul. Latam ...
Jump to postThinking out of the box what about either An72 or An74 which could be still in production? Terry Smith Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing company lists An-74 as a product: http://www.ksamc.com.ua/en/production.html Antonov, their former corporate parent, would try to steer you to its newer offeri...
Jump to post28 January 2015 - Japan Airlines - 32 Firm orders according to https://www.flightglobal.com/jal-firms-up-order-for-32-mrj-aircraft/115742.article . ANA has 15 on order too. This plane has swept the market ;) as its closest competitor (175E2) has no orders. :stirthepot: Thanks to the artificial limi...
Jump to postHow big would a LATAM-Azul compared to Gol? Latam-Azul together have 58% of domestic market IMHO this agreement will have a lot of problems to have the approval by CADE, the Brazil's national competition regulator the way it appears right now. The "50 non-overlapping domestic routes" are ...
Jump to postWhomever partners in China takes a risk of IP theft. The program has been a major learning curve on the difference between certified design and production and automotive production. Any comercial partnership, regardless of the nationality of the companies, have risks of IP theft, and moreover, it’s...
Jump to postEmbraer announced this afternoon in Brazil that has just secured a US$ 600 million loan (half by BNDES and half bay private banks) in exchange the company will not lay off any employees for two months after receiving the loan. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-embraer-management/embraer-secures-600...
Jump to postf4f3a wrote:What about a dornier 328? High mounted engine reasonably short field performance ..comes in either jet or prop
Embraer begun the "re-reorganization" of the company after the failed joint venture. Embraer's press release: Embraer announces Arjan Meijer as President and CEO of Commercial Aviation business SÃO PAULO - June 15th, 2020 – Embraer started today its restructuring process with the reintegra...
Jump to posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8iitOBmRdY The AN-148/158/178 is a really interesting aircraft family but lets be honest, the changes to see them operating regularly in Canada is zero. Not only due the problems related to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia but also because the aircraft is not...
Jump to postAfter the huge loss of the 340/2000 project I have serious doubts as to whether SAAB would risk entering the commercial aviation sector again.
Jump to postThe choice of replacement has to also accomplish two tasks; - Operarte in a "Combi" format. - Offer as much fleet commonality as possible with remaining operations of the airline (and potentially be able to be used when said airlines may need to expand to other, prepared fields. Maybe and...
Jump to postThat would be difficult to answer (about blade angles impact), but here are a couple of articles about turboprop vs jet things: http://www.spsairbuz.com/story/?id=417 http://theflyingengineer.com/aircraft/proud-to-fly-a-turboprop-q400-vs-atr72/ A quote: "The ATR 72 is the lesser of the two tur...
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