Good Week

Sukhoi Superjet
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SUKHOI The Russian airframer will get cut-price rail transport next year to move 456 freight cars carrying Superjet 100 structural parts from Novosibirsk to its assembly plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Hauling airframe structures via the trans-Siberian railroad currently costs Sukhoi about Rb1.7 million ($58,000) per car, but a 37% cut in its railway taxes will save Sukhoi, which is gearing up to begin serial production of Superjets, up to Rb300 million in 2010.

 

Bad Week

Syrian Airlines 
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SYRIAN ARAB AIRLINES US government sanctions against Syria have forced the Damascus-based carrier to ground half its fleet, and maybe halt services completely, because of restrictions placed on fleet maintenance. Chief executive Ghaida Abdullatif says the airline is a commercial, not political, organisation: "This must not be against the people. It is not fair for us. I have 6,000 employees. They have to eat. Every month I must give them a salary."

 

 

 

Source: Flight International

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