Sukhoi Civil Aircraft is claiming that the operational reliability of the Superjet 100 fleet is nearing 98%.
The airframer states that the level of 97.85% recorded in June improves on the figure of 96.94% achieved a year earlier.
Sukhoi says the reliability and serviceability are demonstrating a "positive trend".
It says the number of malfunctions per 1,000 flight-hours has reduced by 40%, to 89.6, while dispatch reliability increased from just under 97% to 97.87%.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
Italy has followed fellow Eurofighter partner nation Spain and placed a long-trailed follow-on order for up to 24 examples of the multirole jet. Disclosed on 23 December, the order, placed via the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, will see the new fighters replace the Italian air force’s current Tranche ...
Smoke in the cockpit and cabin of a Swiss-operated Airbus A220-300 during a 23 December flight forced the crew to make an emergency landing in Graz, Austria.
Cathay Pacific expects a “strong” showing for the second-half financial results, as it approaches full capacity recovery January next year.
