The management of Transaero prepared a new airline launch plan, press service of the Russian air carrier said on Wednesday. "The management prepared a feasible and functional plan to launch a new airline on Transaero base in cooperation with leading consultants. According to operating regulations, the company management shall present the developed plan to the board of directors for endorse...
The main tactical and technical, economic and operational parameters of the Lamprey helicopter have been determined. Russia will create after 2020 the first experimental prototype of an advanced shipborne anti-submarine helicopter, which is designed to replace the Ka-27s, Igor Chechikov, the deputy CEO of the Russian Helicopters holding for Aftersales Service, said....
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, and Jiangsu Baoli Aviation Equipment Co, Ltd (China) agreed on a sale of 3 helicopters at Airshow China-2016. The agreement was signed by Russian Helicopters Deputy CEO for marketing and business Development Alexander Shcherbinin and the CEO of Jiangsu Baoli Aviation Equipment Co., Ltd. Zhou Dehong. According to the agreement, Jiangsu...
Russia’s state corporation Rostec plans to sign contracts with Chinese partners on supplies of civil equipment at the international aviation exhibition Airshow China-2016, the corporation’s press service told TASS on Monday. "During Airshow China-2016, we plan to sign a number of agreements on supplies of helicopter and other civil equipment to Chinese companies," Vik...
Russian defense enterprises will exhibit over 220 military hardware items at the Airshow China-2016, the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation said in a statement on Tuesday. "Overall, more than 220 exhibits of military designation will be on display. As part of the single Russian exposition, the stands of the state space corporation Roscosmos and the Eurasian partnership...
On October 26, 2016, Fitch Ratings upgraded Russian Helicopters JSC's (RH) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BB+' from 'BB' and affirmed the Short-Term IDR at 'B'. The Outlook on the Long-Term IDR is Stable, the rating agency informed. The upgrade reflects Fitch's views that the recent improvement in the company's funds from operations (FFO), whilst e...
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) and Superjet International (SJI) have delivered the third Superjet SSJ100 to CityJet. The aircraft with MSN 95111, registration EI-FWC, was delivered to the customer in Venice from Superjet International’s center as scheduled on October, 27. The aircraft has a 98-seat passenger configuration with the interior designed by the Italian&nbs...
The ninth prototype of the fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA (Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation) fighter jet will start undergoing trials in the imminent future, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said. Borisov made this statement during a working trip to the Saturn Scientific and Production Association in Rybinsk in central Russia. "The ninth prototype will start...
The 2014 crash of former CEO of the French Total oil and gas company Christophe de Margerie's business jet in Moscow was caused by a combination of various reasons, including lack of supervision from the airdrome service shift supervisor, the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC, also known as MAK) said in a statement Tuesday. On October 20, the IAC reported that it had completed the investig...
The certificate for the SuperJet's engine was issued by a French company, which turned to be an obstacle for the planes' deliveries to China. Russia’s Sukhoj Superjet 100 deliveries to China have run into difficulties over the validation process of the airliner’s EU-licensed engine, a deputy chief of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said Thursda...
Two new modern helicopters Mi-8MTB5-1 were demonstrated to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in the Obuz-Lesnovsky exercise area on 19 October when the head of state took part in the revision of professional skills and competence of Belarusian army officers, BelTA has learned. A short while ago the Belarusian army received six modern Mi-8 helicopters of this modification from the helicopte...
The signing of the agreement was in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. "The joint venture for local production of the helicopter is a profoundly new and substantial step in the development of cooperation beyween India and Russia. The fleet of Russian-made helicopters in India is over 400 units. But this is the first of s...
