Russia's Superjet 100

choi

Latest first.
(1) Russia Comes Up Short Again. Strategy Page, Aug 8, 2013.
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htairmo/articles/20130808.aspx

Note:
(a) Ben Mutzabaugh, Russian Superjet belly-lands in Iceland. USA Today, July 22, 2013.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/to ... in-iceland/2574447/
(b) Ilyushin Il-96
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-96
("a four-engined long-haul widebody airliner designed by Ilyushin in the Soviet Union and manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association in Voronezh, Russia. It is powered by four Aviadvigatel PS-90 two-shaft turbofan engines"/ Produced 1993-present; Number built 29)


(2) Sukhoi Superjet Maker Sees Financial Losses Double. RT, July 30, 2013 (updated on July 31; blog)
http://rt.com/business/sukhoi-su ... -losses-double-793/
("Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has posted first half losses that increased by 114 percent to almost $200mn compared to the same period last year")

My comment:
(a) There is no need to read the rest of the report.
(b) The "mn" in the quotation stands for "million."
(c) RT (TV network)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_(TV_network)
(previously known as Russia Today; registered as an autonomous non-profit organization funded by the federal budget of Russia; Owned by (ANO) TV-Novosti; Headquarters Moscow)


(3) Russia's Aviation Flagship Project the Sukhoi Superjet on the Brink of Default. RT, July 11, 2013.
http://rt.com/business/russia-aviation-sukhoi-default-940/
("Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft company – the maker of the Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) – has accumulated $2 bn in debt and failed to meet its credit obligations")

My comment:
(a) There is no need to read the rest of the report. In any event, Sukhoi denied it.
(b) The "project" in the title is a noun, not a verb.

(4) Maxim Pyadushkin, Superjet Delivery To Test Western Market. Aviation Week, July 8, 2013
http://www.aviationweek.com/Arti ... 2013_p22-593148.xml

first two paragraphs:

"Russia's new regional jet, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, just passed an important milestone with the handover of the first aircraft to Western customer Mexican Interjet last month. * * *

"Interjet is considered to be a crucial client for SSJ 100 in as much as the aircraft was previously only delivered to airlines in Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Southeast Asia. The Mexican carrier ordered 20 of the aircraft

My comment:
(a) Interjet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interjet
(a low-cost airline with its headquarters in Mexico City; founded in 2005)

is privately held (ie, not selling stocks).
(b) There is no need to read the rest of this report.

choi

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(1) Ben Sandilands, China’s New c919 Jet Seems to Be Missing the Bus. Crikey.com, Aug 7, 2013 (blog).
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/plane ... be-missing-the-bus/

Note:
(a) The report cites
(i) Jasmine Wang, Comac Said to Delay Maiden Flight for First Large China Jet Bloomberg, Aug 6, 2013
("Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China will delay the maiden test flight of the country’s first large passenger plane to 2015 from an earlier plan for next year, four company officials familiar with the plan said")
(ii) Scott Hamilton's Aug 5, 2013 article in AirInsight, which is lcoked behind the pay wall.
(b) Maiden Flight in Holding Pattern. China Daily, Aug 7, 2013
http://www.china.org.cn/business/2013-08/07/content_29645023.htm
("Zhang Yanzhong, director of the program's advisory committee of experts and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said the program encountered difficulties due to the manufacturer's present level of technological expertise and experience building commercial aircraft, but that these are not major setbacks. 'Generally speaking, the project is going well now,' he said on Tuesday, without elaborating on what the issues are")


(2) Specs Talks Delay MRJ Test Flights. Kyodo, July 25, 2013.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news ... y-mrj-test-flights/

Note: In the Japanese-language edition, Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the same day this was teh third delay.