Russian Civil Aviation: News

Austin wrote:Superjet crashed due to pilot negligence , he was flying low and fast in an area he did not knew and he ignored all warnings from the aircraft.

Its a pity that pilots lack self discipline and in the end hurt the project

Still our problem though, and until we get it sorted out we have no business selling civil airliners.

Yeah, I think its best to keep speculation over who was an idiot and where to a minimum until firm reports come out.

KomissarBojanchev wrote:The main problem now is that the superjet and such are no better than the average airbuses or boeings. Unless the russian air industry makes an aircraft completely superior to any of its western counterparts every nonthirdworld airline will yawn at the russian offer and keep going for the tried and tested airbus-boeing duo

KomissarBojanchev wrote:The main problem now is that the superjet and such are no better than the average airbuses or boeings. Unless the russian air industry makes an aircraft completely superior to any of its western counterparts every nonthirdworld airline will yawn at the russian offer and keep going for the tried and tested airbus-boeing duo

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$600 million of the total $8.6 billion will go to Antonov in Ukraine in the form of royalties in connection with design and patents they own as part of the An-148 program, but all the rest remains in Russia to further strengthen the "unbreakable Soviet industrial machine."

This contract only concerns 105 new built "people movers." Additional contracts for specialized aircraft like refuelers and ELINT jets for the MoD are planned.

The MoD will get -- 39 An-148's, 2 Tu-214's, 11 Tu-204SM's.

The Presidential administration, which is charged with ferrying about VIP's will get -- 6 An-148's, 6 Tu-214's, 8 Il-96-300's, and 1 Tu-204-300.

The FSB will get -- 4 An-148's, 2 Tu-214's, 1 Il-476, and 2 Tu-204-300's.

The MVD will get -- 6 An-148's 2 Tu-204SM's, and 2 SSJ's.

The Ministry of Emergencies (commie FEMA) will get -- 2 An-148's, 4 Il-476's and 1 Tu-204-300.

Roscosmos will get -- 3 Tu-214's, and 3 SSJ's.

Several Russian ministries have nearly completed a consolidated order for about 130 aircraft from United Aircraft Corp. (UAC), Vedomosti newspaper reported. The Ministries of Defense, Internal Affairs and other Russian agencies plan to order a mix of Antonov 148s, Sukhoi Superjet 100s, Tupolev 204SMs and Ilyushin 476 cargo planes.

Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said the order will be a version of the state support for UAC, which will assist in promoting Russian aircraft abroad. Earlier this year, Manturov suggested that not more than 20% of the price of each aircraft should be subsidized. The rest should be covered by the long-term credits and leasing agreements.

According to Vedomosti, the Ministry of Defense will be the main customer, as it will decommission 80 civil aircraft through 2018. It currently operates mainly old Soviet-built aircraft such as Ilyushin Il-62s and Tupolev Tu-134s and -154s, which cost the state nearly $40 million per year due to their low-fuel efficiency, Manturov said.

The Ministry of Emergencies (commie FEMA) will get -- 2 An-148's, 4 Il-476's and 1 Tu-204-300.

Indonesian aviation authorities have found that human factors and a series of small technical problems involving air traffic control led to the crash of Sukhoi Superjet 100 S/N 95004 on May 9 near Jakarta, killing 45 people. Investigators concluded that the cockpit crew of the ill-fated demonstration flight, unaware of the mountainous area surrounding their flight path, disregarded an alert from the airplane’s terrain awareness and warning system (Taws). The report also notes that the Jakarta radar service had not established the minimum vectoring altitudes and lacked a functioning minimum safe altitude warning for the particular area surrounding the crash site on Mount Salak. Finally, says the report, prolonged conversation not related to the progress of the flight distracted the flight crew and resulted in the pilot’s inadvertently exiting a right orbit he had requested and for which he had received ATC approval.

During a special briefing in Moscow Tuesday, Russian deputy minister for industry and trade Yuri Slyusar conceded that, despite the report’s failure to mention any technical fault with the airplane, the accident had already damaged the Superjet’s reputation. “This catastrophe delivered a strong blow to the commercial prospects for the Superjet project,” he said. However, he said he thinks that Indonesian type certification and plans by local airline PT SkyAviation to take delivery of its first airplane by the end of this year have repaired the Superjet’s image to a degree.

Sukhoi claims the Superjet 100 holds an 8-percent efficiency advantage over the Embraer E190, but few examples of the Sukhoi have yet to enter service. Not until December 18 did Sukhoi deliver another SSJ100–to Russia’s Yakutia Airlines–since sending Aeroflot its tenth in September. Under a newly adjusted plan, Sukhoi plans to assemble 25 airplanes next year, 42 in 2014 and 50 in 2015.

As of December 16, Aeroflot’s Superjet fleet averaged between 1.9 and 3.9 hours’ utilization a day and had amassed nearly 15,400 hours during 8,138 flights. While giving a generally positive assessment of the airplane’s handling qualities, Aeroflot has complained of high noise during extension and retraction of the wing high-lift devices, false fuel readings and spotty reliability of the air conditioning system. Software, after repeated updates, continues to cause problems, as has the flight management system (FMS) in certain modes. A more serious flaw involves the Taws, which works correctly only when both pilots have selected the same map scale on their navigation displays. Should a crewmember select a different map scale, a “TAWS FAIL” warning message appears and “TERRAIN” vanishes from both screens. Finally, the system does not supply information on terrain at flight altitudes above 2,000 feet agl.

a89 wrote:Interview with general director of Ilyushin (it's the company's 80th anniversary). Some comments:

- Il-76-MD90A portfolio could reach 1 trillion roubles. To give an idea, 39 have been acquired for 140 billion roubles.
- He hopes to resume production of Il-112.
- Design work has started on Russian-Indian MTA.
- Work on An-124 frozen, but Ilyushin is happy to cooperate.
- Details on Il-76-MD90A and how it became digital but not much about future of Il-96.

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