Michel Déchelotte has been named chairman and chief executive of PowerJet. The Paris-based company, a joint venture between Snecma Moteurs of France and NPO Saturn of Russia, heads up the SaM146 jet engine programme, which is designed for 60-100-seat regional airliners. The engine has been selected by Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi for the new Russian Regional Jet family. D‚chelotte was formerly development director in Russia for Snecma Moteurs.

 

Source: Flight International

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