Aeroflot plans buying ten more Superjets

The Russian flag carrier plans purchasing ten more Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft in addition to thirty such airplanes already on order.

Aeroflot general director Vitaly Savelyev told this on the Russian TV channel «Russia 24». The national flag carrier serves launch customer for the SSJ100, according to the contract signed in December 2005. That time Aeroflot signed for 30 SSJ100s. Later on, in 2007, it signed provisional agreement for 15 more such aircraft. But this provisional order is yet to be firmed up.

Initially Sukhoi planned to start SSJ100 deliveries in October 2008, but they have been repeatedly postponed. Sukhoi now says first deliverable aircraft will have entry into service with Armavia in February 2011 and two more with Aeroflot in March 2011.

Savelyev said he expects SSJ100 to join Aeroflot fleet next year. «Furthermore, we are ready to increase our order from thirty to forty machines», he added.

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) commented on the situation, saying that if Savelyev indeed plans to purchase more airplanes from SCAC, the company will be glad to oblige the customer. «Aeroflot is an important client to us, not only as the launch customer but also as a powerful, dynamically developing and improving airline. We will deliver the customer so many aircraft as he wants to», SCAC spokeswoman said.

lunedì 17 gennaio 2011 - Finmeccanica, Superjet Int firma contratto da 650 mln

SuperJet International, una joint venture tra Alenia Aeronautica del gruppo Finmeccanica e la russa Sukhoi Holding a controllo italiano, ha siglato oggi un contratto del valore di 650 milioni di dollari con la compagnia aerea messicana Interjet per l'acquisto di 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100.

Lo si legge in una nota di Finmeccanica.

Gli aerei regionali a lungo raggio sono in configurazione da 98 posti. Il contratto prevede una opzione per altri 5 velivoli e comprende l'assistenza per 10 anni.

Le prime consegne sono previste per il secondo semestre del 2012.