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Iran Airlines Need 500 Airplanes

December 13, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran needs some 500 planes and would likely back buying the Sukhoi Superjet 100 if Russia is willing to sell them to its airlines, Iranian news agencies reported the country’s top civil aviation official as saying on Wednesday.

Iran needs to upgrade its ageing passenger fleet and is seeking to avert U.S. sanctions on Tehran.

The U.S. Treasury has revoked licences for Boeing Co (BA.N) and Airbus (AIR.PA) to sell passenger jets to Iran after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement in May and reimposed sanctions.

Most modern commercial planes have more than 10 percent in U.S. parts, the threshold for needing U.S. Treasury approval.

But Russian officials have been reported as saying Sukhoi is working on reducing the number of U.S. parts in the hopes of winning an Iranian order for up to 100 aircraft.

“If the Iranian airlines want to use this aircraft (Superjet 100 ) and the seller is willing to sell it to Iran, the Civil Aviation Organization is ready to issue its final comment on this aircraft,” the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Ali Abedzadeh, head of the Civil Aviation Organization, as saying.

“But this aircraft has adhered to world standards and is flying currently, therefore there is no reason for us to reject it,” Abedzadeh told Fars.

Flag-carrier IranAir had ordered 200 passenger aircraft – 100 from Airbus, 80 from Boeing and 20 from Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR (LDOF.MI) before U.S. licences were revoked.

“The airlines have proposals for plane purchases and we are trying to devise regulations that will ease their aircraft imports. Considering Iran’s very large market, we need 500 planes now,” Abedzadeh was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Alexander Smith

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IranAir Looking For Planes Not Needing US Sales Permit

November 5, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

DUBAI (Reuters) – IranAir is looking to buy planes from any company not requiring U.S. sales permits and may consider Russia’s Sukhoi Superjet 100, the flag carrier’s head was quoted as saying, as Iran tries to renew its ageing fleet despite facing U.S. sanctions.

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)revoked licences for Boeing Co and Airbus to sell passenger jets to Iran after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement in May and reimposed sanctions.

“We welcome any (company) which is able to provide the planes needed by IranAir. We even have gone after planes such as Sukhoi 100 or planes made by non-European countries,” said IranAir Chief Executive Farzaneh Sharafbafi, quoted by Iran’s Roads Ministry website.

Most modern commercial planes have more than 10 percent in U.S. parts, the threshold for needing U.S. Treasury approval. But Russian officials have been reported as saying Sukhoi is working on reducing the number of U.S. parts in the hopes of winning an Iranian order for up to 100 aircraft.

“We will consider plane purchases if these companies can sell planes to Iran without an OFAC licence, and are willing to negotiate,” Sharafbafi added. She gave no further details.

IranAir had ordered 200 passenger aircraft – 100 from Airbus, 80 from Boeing and 20 from Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR. All the deals were dependent on U.S. licences because of the heavy use of American parts in commercial planes.

(Reporting by Dubai newsroom, Additional reporting by Tim Hepher in Paris; Editing by Edmund Blair)

Helvetic Airways Firms Up Order for 12 Embraer E190-E2 jets

September 26, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

Zurich, Swiss, September 26th, 2018 – Embraer and Helvetic Airways have signed a contract for a firm order of 12 E190-E2 jets. This agreement was announced as a Letter of Intent (LoI) at the recent Farnborough Air Show, in July. The firm order has a value of USD 730 million, based on current list prices, and will be included in Embraer’s 2018 third-quarter backlog. The contract also includes purchase rights for a further 12 E190-E2, with conversion rights to the E195-E2, bringing the total potential order up to 24 E-Jets E2s. With all the purchase rights being exercised, the deal has a list price of USD 1.5 billion.

The announcement was made by the two companies during the Zurich debut of the E190-E2, the world’s most efficient and quietest single-aisle aircraft, as part of its tour of Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

The first 12 E190-E2 aircraft will begin replacing Helvetic’s five Fokker 100s and seven E190s, starting in late 2019 and completing in autumn 2021. The purchase options for a further 12 aircraft (E190-E2 or E195-E2) will enable Helvetic Airways to grow according to market opportunities.

Embraer is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 150 seats. The Company has 100 customers from all over the world operating the ERJ and E-Jet families of aircraft. For the E-Jets program alone, Embraer has logged more than 1,800 orders and 1,400 deliveries, redefining the traditional concept of regional aircraft.

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Interjet To Reduce Sukhoi Superjet Fleet Size

September 20, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

Interjet Airlines of Mexico is reportedly planning on phasing out some of its Sukhoi Superjet 100’s to make room for an additional 20 Airbus A320-neo aircraft. The plan is part of a new 3-year effort to restructure its fleet. The airline currently has 22 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in its fleet, with one of those units parked in storage. Interjet has 8 more of the aircraft on order, but will most likely convert those aircraft orders to the Superjet 130NG currently in development.

The 20 additional A320-neo’s its adding to its orderbook will be delivered over the course of the next five years. Interjet states that the fleet restructuring plan will bring it greater opportunities to be more competitive, further reducing its operational costs and enhance its profitability. The airline is looking to add more international business as it continues to grow. Interjet recently took delivery of its seventh Airbus A321-neo aircraft on September 9, 2018.

Interjet has experienced some operational challenges with its Sukhoi Superjet 100’s since adding the aircraft to its fleet in 2013. Issues with the airplanes stabiliser forced it to ground half of its fleet in early 2017, and some of the aircraft were grounded after being used for spare parts. Interjet plans to continue differentiating itself from other low-cost carriers, with free checked bags and complimentary snacks onboard. The airline also has continued to pursue global alliances with Lufthansa, Japan Airlines, EVA Air, and Emirates.

Sukhoi Half-Year Net Loss Increases

August 21, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, manufacturer of the Sukhoi Superjet 100, posted a deeper than expected half-year net loss of 804 million rubles ($12 million), despite a 47% increase in revenue to over 16 billion rubles.

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a fly-by-wire twin engine regional jet that can carry up to 108 passengers. The closest North American operator of the aircraft is Interjet, a Mexico flag carrier, which has added another 10 aircraft to its original order for 20. Interjet has stated that the aircraft has a remarkable seat pitch for a regional aircraft of 34 inches, and the Pininfarina-designed SSJ100 interior gets high marks from the airlines customers.

CityJet, a regional airline in Ireland, has also picked the Russian-made aircraft to update its fleet. CityJet currently operates 7 SSJ100 aircraft, with 1 more still on order. CityJet will be the first airline in Europe to operate the Russian built aircraft.

The only major accident involving the Superjet occurred on May 9, 2012. During a demonstration flight with 37 passengers and eight Russian crew members on board, the airplane crashed into a mountain after it took off from the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. Twenty minutes after take-off, the crew requested permission to descend to 6,000 feet, which was approved by air traffic control. This was the last contact made with the aircraft. Searchers later discovered the aircraft wreckage on the side of Mount Salak and found no survivors. All 37 passengers and 8 Russian crew members on board perished in the crash.

My wife and I actually flew on the Sukhoi Superjet 100 on an Interjet flight from Mexico City to Oaxaca City!

Airbus Renames CSeries Jet As A220

July 10, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

* Sees demand for at least 3,000 of the planes over 20 years

* Says move will be positive for jobs in Quebec

* Broadens its battle with Boeing to small passenger jets (Adds potential order, background)

TOULOUSE, France, July 10 (Reuters) – Airbus gave its newly acquired Canadian CSeries jet a new name and looked close to winning an inaugural order on Tuesday as it prepares to broaden its battle with Boeing for jet sales.

The European firm said it was rebranding the plane as the A220, slotting it just under its longstanding A300 portfolio which stretches from the 124-seat A319 to the 544-seat A380.

Airbus expects to sell a “double-digit” number of the jets that have 110-130 seats this year and sees demand for at least 3,000 of them over 20 years, said CSeries sales chief David Dufrenois.

“I don’t think it will be very long before we see the first results on the market,” said Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Eric Schulz.

The CSeries has been locked in a fierce competition for a deal to supply jets to U.S. carrier JetBlue and is in poll position to win as Airbus also offers more attractive delivery positions on its larger planes, industry sources said.

Airbus and JetBlue declined comment.

The rebranding seals the takeover of one of Canada’s most visible industrial projects and ends Bombardier’s efforts to go it alone in the mainline jet market against larger rivals.

Airbus officials stressed it would be positive for jobs in Quebec where the lightweight jet is built.

The 110-seat and 130-seat models, previously known as CS100 and CS300, will be known as A220-100 and A220-300 respectively.

A deal for Airbus to take majority control of the loss-making Montreal-based aircraft programme with Bombardier and Quebec as minority partners closed on July 1.

The move also sets the stage for a broader confrontation with Boeing, which last week announced a tentative deal to take over the commercial unit of Bombardier’s competitor Embraer.

Until now the two plane giants have focused mainly on planes starting at 150 seats and largely ignored the niche below their single-aisle jets.

Adding the smaller models to their portfolios will broaden the revenue base of each company and prevent a key slice of Western know-how reaching potential competitor China, which had held talks to buy the CSeries, people involved in the deal said.

The change of identity came in a slick branding ceremony as the Canadian-developed passenger jet performed a flypast in searing heat over Airbus’s Toulouse facilities, with executives papering over past differences over prospects for the jet.

Airbus said it expected total demand for 7,000 planes in its category over 20 years, including its own A319.

(Reporting by Tim Hepher Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Edmund Blair)

Embraer Delivers 25 Jets in 1Q18

April 16, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — During the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3) delivered 14 jets to the commercial aviation market across the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific. In the business aviation market, 11 aircraft were delivered in the same period, being eight light jets and three large jets.

See the details below:


Deliveries by Segment	1Q18

*Commercial Aviation*	14
EMBRAER 175 (E175)	11
EMBRAER 190 (E190)	3

*Executive Aviation*	11
Phenom 100	3
Phenom 300	5
Light Jets	8
Legacy 450	2
Legacy 500	1
Large Jets	3

TOTAL	25

With respect to the Company’s consolidated firm order backlog value in USD, Embraer will be releasing the value of its consolidated 1Q18 backlog together with the 1Q18 earnings results on April 27, 2018, as it is now part of the Financial Statements according to the new IFRS 15 requirements.

The quarter’s main highlight was the triple certification for the E190-E2, the first member of the E-Jets E2 family of commercial aircraft, from the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC), the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency). It is the first time that an aircraft program with the level of complexity of the E2 receives a type certificate from three major worldwide certification authorities simultaneously. Before the certification, Embraer announced some final flight tests results confirming the E2 as the most efficient single-aisle aircraft on the market. In fuel consumption, the E190-E2 proved to be 1.3% better than originally expected, a 17.3% improvement compared to the current- generation E190.

The E190-E2 also becomes the most environmentally friendly aircraft in its class, with the lowest levels of external noise and emissions. Flight test results also confirmed the E190-E2 to be better than its original specification in takeoff performance. The aircraft’s range from airports with hot-and-high conditions, such as Denver and Mexico City, increases by 600 nm compared to current-generation aircraft. Its range from airports with short runways, such as London City, also increases by more than 1,000 nm allowing the aircraft to reach destinations like Moscow and cities in the north of Africa.

The E190-E2 will also have the longest maintenance intervals among single-aisle aircraft with 10,000 flight hours for basic checks and no calendar limit for typical utilization. This means an additional 15 days of aircraft utilization over ten years compared to current generation E-Jets. Another key gain is with pilot transition training time. Pilots of current-generation E-Jets will need only 2.5 days of training and no full flight simulator to be qualified to fly an E2.

Embraer Defense & Security announced, at the Singapore Airshow, the signing of a Letter of Intent with aviation services company SkyTech for up to six new KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft. The aircraft are earmarked for multiple defense projects and both companies have also agreed on a potential strategic collaboration to jointly explore new business opportunities in training and services.

During 1Q18, Embraer delivered the first new Phenom 300E business jet after receiving certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC – Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil). The new light jet model was launched—and debuted—at the 2017 National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), in October 2017.