Russia and the United Arab Emirates started preliminary talks on joint
production of a civil aircraft, said CEO of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov. The joint
production could be placed in UAE.
The aircraft would be based on Russia's single aisle twin passenger jet, the
MC 21-400 with the capacity of 250 passengers.
"We will create a working group to discuss it further," said Rostec's
CEO, Sergei Chemezov.
The meeting of the Russian delegation with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed
al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of
the UAE Armed Forces, took place Dubai Airshow 2017.Russia and UAE to start early talks on joint
civil aircraft production
(EU regulation). In general, they have
to take care of the affected passengers,
while an airport can support the flight
company with its infrastructure and
operations if necessary.” Markus
Haapamäki, head of Helsinki Airport
communications, agreed on the fact
that airlines should at least take
care of passengers by giving them
relevant instructions and help.
Frankfurt Airport has a response
team and 2000 folding beds ready for
use in the transit area. At the same time,
Stuttgart Airport assures passengers
that the airport is ready to help those in
needs often collaborating with Red Cross
or similar organizations. Nevertheless,
Marius Stonkus, CEO of SKYCOP argues
that this should not be the case and
travellers that experienced such chaos
can and should get compensated for
their trouble, even if it was 6 years back.
“Air travel hub is primarily
responsible for air traffic control and
weather predictions. Airlines, on the
other hand, as a customer service
provider, should inform travellers
about their rights as well as up to €600
compensation that they are entitled
to in case of any disruption,” explains
M Stonkus, CEO of an international
platform http://www.skycop.com. “The worst
thing is that most of these cases are
unreported by the airlines due to a
simple reason: airlines aren’t required
to report these in-flight brawls and
given a choice, they prefer not to.
In reality, the number of estimated
plane-related violence might be up to
4 times higher than the official score
making it somewhere around 40 000
air rage incidents every year.” •SA Airlink recently took
delivery of its first EMB-170
The aircraft flew from
Nashville International to
Johannesburg OR. Tambo
via Bangor, Goose Bay,
Reykjavik Keflavik, Belgrade,
Aswan, Entebbe/Kampala,
and Harare International.As the first aircraft of the
type to feature on a South African
carrier's AOC, the 15-year-old
former Republic Airlines jet willbe added to the country's register
once all relevant type-certification
procedures have been completed.
Airlink will lease three EMB-170s
from Embraer Netherlands as part
of a fleet renewal plan which also
involves the introduction of EMB-190
equipment. Collectively, the Embraer
jets will be used to replace Airlink's
ageing fleet of twelve ARJ-85s.
The South African domestic and
regional specialist also operates eight
Jetstream 41s, seventeen ERJ-135s, four
ERJ-140s (with a further seven due
into service), and three ERJ-145s. •SA Airlink takes delivery
of EMB-170