Ian Sheppard has acted as Editor International Show Editions for AIN since June 2013. Based in the Redhill, England, Ian reports for the various AIN publications as well as providing support to International Editor Charles Alcock in covering international air shows (such as Farnborough, Paris, Singapore and Dubai), and the EBACE and MEBA business aviation events. His central role is to cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Prior to becoming more involved with AIN in mid-2011 (initially as deputy international editor), Ian worked for various aviation publications through his company, First Aerospace Media. This included being part of the AIN team covering daily news at international air shows.
Ian has worked for publications such as Flight International (technical reporter, 1997-8) and Aerospace International (editor, 1999-2000). He was publications manager at Airclaims (Ascend) between 2000 and 2004 before forming First Aerospace Media. Since mid-2009 Ian has also been managing editor of Regional International, the journal of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA).
Ian hasis working towards a European commercial pilot licence, having held an FAA private pilot license in 1991, and instructor rating. He also has a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Bath, England, and a graduate diploma in law from Kingston University, and is a graduate of the legal practice course (College of Law, Guildford).

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At the ERA annual conference in September, SuperJet International CEO Carlo Logli reported a dispatch reliability rate of 96 to 97 percent recorded by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ainonline.com/?q=aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2011-08-29/blue-panorama-confirm-ssj-order-next-month">SSJ100 launch customers&nbsp;Armavia&nbsp;and Aeroflot</a>.

He said&nbsp;Sukhoi&nbsp;Civil Aircraft (SCAC) plans to deliver another five aircraft this year, taking the total for 2011 to eight.
Logli called Sukhoi’s original&nbsp;weight plan&nbsp;for the SSJ100 “overambitious,” and said the company hopes to remove at least half of the two-metric-ton excess.
Of course, SJI’s core responsibility lies with marketing and sales. “We are fairly confident that we’ll have something to announce in Africa in the next six months,” said Paulo Revelli-Beaumont, SJI’s senior v-p of sales. “In the U.S., we have responded to a large RFP from Delta and we are in the process of responding to an RFP from&nbsp;Skywest.”

 Superjet Awaits Word on African Order, U.S. RFPs

At the ERA annual conference in September, SuperJet International CEO Carlo Logli reported a dispatch reliability rate of 96 to 97 percent recorded by SSJ1

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