{"id":102424,"date":"2011-06-03T15:08:04","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T10:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/?p=102424"},"modified":"2011-06-03T15:09:23","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T10:09:23","slug":"photos-armavias-new-superjet-100-is-falling-apart-says-moscow-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2011\/06\/03\/photos-armavias-new-superjet-100-is-falling-apart-says-moscow-blogger.html","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Armavia’s New SuperJet 100 is Falling Apart, Says Moscow Blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moscow-based blogger, photographer Ilya Varlamov blogged about his three-day trip to Yerevan on board Armavia’s recently acquired<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Sukhoi SuperJet 100.<\/p>\n

“The first day was, unfortunately, the most successful. Initially, Armavia with its crumbling SuperJet didn’t justify my hopes.<\/p>\n

“I flew Armavia to Yerevan, and let me say right away that I didn’t like it. When ordering tickets, I was unable to select a flight that took off and arrived at the same airport. As a result, I was forced to catch a taxi twice, though I could’ve drove to the airport and left my car parked there for 2 days.<\/p>\n

“I flew to Armenia on ‘the pride of the domestic aviation industry’ \u2014 a brand new Sukhoi SuperJet 100. When I saw the flight to Yerevan was being offered on this very aircraft, I was very glad; it was interesting what the Komsomolsk-on-Amur factory built.<\/p>\n

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“I hadn’t yet entered the plane when a flight attendant informed me that taking photographs on board is strictly prohibited. While I was preparing to sit down, two more flight attendants felt the need to approach me and say that TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED [caps in original], although I didn’t intend on taking any photographs.<\/p>\n

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“I soon realized why the crew was so concerned about taking photographs on board. The brand new airplane was falling apart. Despite the fact that it’s been less than a month that the airplane has been carrying out regular flights, the interior was in a deplorable state. The hatches either couldn’t fit or didn’t hold the oxygen masks [it was supposed to hold]. The doors to the overhead baggage compartments spontaneously opened. The protecting glass of the porthole [window] was made of cheap thin film through which it was impossible not only to film, but also to simply view. And through the cracks in the casing interior I was able to examine the wiring, insulation sheets and more of the pride of the domestic aviation industry. I’m sure that that it’s a great airplane and can compete with Boeing and Airbus, especially if Sukhoi stops saving [money] on building materials and assembly. In the meantime, it’s simply a flying Lada. Here are some interior shots filmed with my mobile phone,” writes Varlamov.<\/p>\n

Armavia had announced earlier that it plans to purchase an additional Sukhoi SuperJet 100 to add to its fleet.<\/p>\n

Photos by Ilya Varlamov.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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