Latest aviation orders and deliveries

Here are some of the latest plane orders and deliveries.

Russian government decided to lift a ban on all kinds of aerial and space photography



Russian government decided to lift a ban on all kinds of aerial and space photography above the territory of RF and also lift a ban on creating and using such maps.

10.25.2012

Production of SUKHOI Superjet 100



The Chkalov factory is one of the largest plane building enterprises in Russia, a part of the “Sukhoi” group of companies. Apart from the state defence order since 2004 the factory has been working on the project Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSj-100) together with Russian and foreign partners. It produces nose and rear sections of main bodies, horizontal and vertical tails.

Bombardier begins final assembly of First Flight-Test C-Series



The cockpit and all fuselage sections for the Bombardier CSeries first flight test vehicle (FTV1)  have arrived at Bombardier’s final assembly line for the CSeries at Mirabel, Québec, and assembly of FTV1 has begun.

10.22.2012

Пилоты авиалайнера помогли спасти яхтсмена / Air Canada crews helps locate yacht in distress


Во вторник австралийские власти поблагодарили экипаж Боинга 777, направлявшегося из Ванкувера в Сидней и принадлежащего авиакомпании «Air Canada», за помощь в поисково-спасательной операции пропавшего яхтсмена, а пассажиров лайнера за их терпение.

10.18.2012

Airport as a tomato sees it...


Haven’t you ever been curious of how aircraft food is cooked? Let’s find it out while following a regular tomato from the time it gets inside a five-storied mechanized canteen cooking for flights taking off at the Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport till its death from the chef’s knife.

Статистика авиаперевозок за 40 лет



Международная ассоциация воздушного транспорта (IATA) опубликовала интересные статистические данные по изменению ситуации в области гражданских авиационных перевозок за последние 40 лет. Данные были также подтверждены представителем российского бюро IATA в ходе проведения авиационного форума «Крылья России». Данная информация вполне объективна, хотя, на первый взгляд, некоторые цифры удивили многих.

"GOL'' orders 60 Boeing 737MAX / Авиалинии "GOL" заказывают 60 Боингов 737MAX




South American airline GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes has ordered 60 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes.
The 737 MAX is a new version of Boeing's workhorse single-aisle airliner, outfitted with more efficient CFM LEAP-1B engines. It's scheduled to enter service in 2017.

Romania to buy 12 second-hand F-16 / Румыния приобретет 12 самолетов F-16



Unable to afford new military equipment, cash-strapped Romania is planning to buy a fleet of second-hand fighter jets from Portugal. Marian Chiriac , Romania’s Supreme Defence Council ,  on Thursday approved the purchase of second-hand US F-16 fighter jets in order to replace a rapidly ageing fleet.