Sukhoi patents Checkmate’s unique aerodynamic design
Sukhoi (part of Rostec State Corporation’s United Aircraft Corporation) has patented a new light single-engine aircraft code-named Checkmate. The patent confirms that the Russian-design...
Sukhoi Superjet 100 and Beriev Be-200 lose European approval, MC-21 does not get one
The European aviation authority EASA suspends the certification of Russian models and no longer wants to accept new applications for the time being, writes...
Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet makes emergency landing at Moscow Sheremetyevo after fire on board – 41 casualties
On 5 May, an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B (RA-89098) departed from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport for flight SU1492 towards Murmansk. Shortly into the flight, the...
Brussels Airlines is gradually phasing out Sukhoi SuperJet 100’s
Brussels Airlines is gradually phasing out the Sukhoi SuperJet 100's - operated by CityJet - during Winter 2018/2019. For some time now, the Belgian...
[Video] Chadian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 mistakenly fires rocket, killing five
On 17 April, the crew of a Chadian Air Force (French: Force Aérienne Tchadienne) Sukhoi Su-25 mistakenly fired a rocket while on the ground.The...
[Trip report] flying the Brussels Airlines Sukhoi Superjet, operated by Cityjet
The first time I saw Sukhoi planes ‘up close and personal’ was in Caracas, during a business trip to Venezuela: a couple of SU-30’s...
Brussels Airlines phases out the Sukhoi SuperJet 100 on 7 January 2019
According to Jim Liu in Routes Online, Brussels Airlines is accelerating the phase-out of the Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft wet-leased from CityJet.The last flight will...
Former pilot on the Aeroflot crash: “The design of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 leaves much to be desired”
More and more questions are being raised on the airworthiness of the Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B type. On 5 May, an Aeroflot SSJ (RA-89098) crashed...
A flight attendant’s message everyone should read, especially after the fatal Sukhoi crash
After the tragic accident of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 where 41 people died, commotion started on social media: some passengers felt it was...
Yakutia Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B suffers a runway excursion after landing at Yakutsk Airport
On 10 October, a Yakutia Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B (RA-89011) suffered a runway excursion after landing at Yakutsk Airport, the main landing gear also...
Brussels Airlines to operate a one-off Airbus A319 to Stockholm Bromma
On 6 July, Brussels Airlines will operate a one-off Airbus A319 to Stockholm Bromma. On 4 June last year, Cityjet Sukhoi Superjets replaced the...
[Trip report] First Brussels Airlines Sukhoi Superjet flight, operated by Cityjet
With the inception of the 2017 summer schedules, Brussels Airlines has started the long awaited Sukhoi Superjet flights (operated by Cityjet). This morning luchtzak.be...
Rostec presented a new Sukhoi fifth-generation fighter to President Putin of Russia
On July 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky. After the opening ceremony, the head of...
[Trip report] From Brussels to Nantes with Brussels Airlines on a Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B in the aftermath of heavy snowfall
This trip was booked more than one month in advance and thus the horrible weather conditions in Brussels were unforeseen and provided with some...
Final Sukhoi Superjet 100 flight for Brussels Airlines
Today (Monday 7 January 2019) Brussels Airlines operated its last Sukhoi Superjet 100 flight ever.Less than two years after the Belgian airline awarded a...
The new Russian 5th-generation fighter Sukhoi LTS Checkmate has a completely unique set of characteristics
Sergey Chemezov: "Checkmate has a completely unique set of characteristics"
Original Russian text can be found on https://ria.ru/20210720/chemezov-1742024013.htmlThe main premiere of the 15th International Aviation...
Russian planemaker Irkut may buy back six CityJet Superjet SSJ 100 aircraft, four of which were wet-leased to Brussels Airlines
Irkut Corporation may buy back Superjet SSJ-100 aircraft, which the only European operator, the Irish CityJet, has refused. The aircraft were delivered to CityJet...
New footage of Aeroflot’s Sukhoi Superjet that crash-landed at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport
Almost one year after the fatal crash of an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, Russia, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation...
Cityjet Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 (in Brussels Airlines colours) just landed at Brussels Airport
At 12:31 EI-FWD touched down runway 01 at Brussels Airport. From tomorrow, this Cityjet Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 (in short SSJ) will start flying for...
A fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet crashes near Khabarovsk
The jet went into a downward spiral before the crashUnited Aircraft Corporation (Russia) reported to Ria Novosti on December 24 that a Sukhoi Su-57...