Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 news

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With the fall of the Ruble and the rise of the Euro, the SSJ100's are becoming more and more attractive to European airlines.

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SSJ100 program to get $4.2 million government support

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a government resolution giving Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) a RUB250 million ($4.2 million) subsidy to promote the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) this year.

The additional funds will allow the manufacturer to reimburse a 90% of costs for stocking of spare parts, acquiring airport ground equipment and pilot training.

Full story: http://atwonline.com/manufacturers/ssj1 ... nt-support

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Russia and Jordan negotiate a Sukhoi Superjet 100 deal

Jordan and Russia are negotiating the procurement of several Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) passenger aircraft.

As to how many Superjet planes Jordan was planning to buy, it would be premature to speak about their number until the decision to buy the planes was approved by the King. The draft letter of intent mentions eight aircraft, four in the principal contract and four as an option. Time will show how many will actually be bought.

The next round of negotiations will be held during the MAKS 2015 international aerospace show that opened in Zhukovsky in the Moscow region on August 25.

It is planned to station the aircraft on the Aqaba airfield from where flights would be made.

- http://rbth.com/news/2015/08/25/russia_ ... 48714.html

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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Aeroflot plan to firm a contract for 20 additional SSJ100s by end of 2015, thus increasing the model in the carrier’s fleet to 50 by 2017.

In other news, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft plans to reduce SSJ100 costs by US$2.6 million per aircraft by replacing Western suppliers with Russian ones.

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Kazakhstan STLC and SCAT signed a lease agreement for 15 Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft

State Transport Leasing Company (STLC) and SCAT air carrier (Kazakhstan) signed a lease agreement for 15 Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft at MAKS-2015 international airshow, press-service of STLC reports.

The document was signed by STLC CEO Sergey Khramagin, and SCAT President Vladimir Denisov.

“Under the agreement the lease term for each jet is 144 months since the date of delivery. Other details like dates, places, where the aircraft will be handed over to the customer, lease payments and other conditions will be approved by the parties and specified in a basic agreement. The latter should be signed before August 1st 2016,” STLC explained.

Earlier on August 25th 2015 STLC and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) signed a firm contract for delivery of 32 SSJ 100 airliners. The contract also includes an option for 28 more jets of the type. Under the contract the aircraft will be delivered to STLC during a period from late 2015 to late 2017.

This agreement is the first step towards fulfilling the instruction of the President of Russian Federation related to strategic development of the national aircraft industry, given in April 2015, the company noted.

Source: Russian Aviation

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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft is in early talks with Kish Air, Zagros Airlines and Caspian Airlines (all three from Iran) to supply SSJ100s, with possible delivery of three Superjets beginning in 2016.

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Greenland Express is going to purchase 5 Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft

Greenland Express is going to purchase five Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft. It was stated by the carrier’s CEO Gert Brask. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company confirmed that it negotiated with the Icelandic carrier, but declined to unveil any details.

Brask declined to unveil financial details of the deal. The liner’s list price is $36 million. Greenland Express does not look like a reliable partner – the carrier has temporary suspended flights: having started its activities in June 2014, it was forced to suspend flights until the end of 2015 in September 2014. At present the carrier is in the process of obtaining Air Operator Certificate.

Greenland Express operates flights on local routes between Iceland and Denmark. According to planespotters.net, the carrier’s fleet comprises only one aircraft — single-aisle medium-haul Fokker 100 (the last vehicle of the type was manufactured in 1997, Fokker was declared bankrupt in 1996). For reference, the largest Icelandic carrier Icelandair operates 26 Boeing 757 aircraft (and it has also placed orders for 16 Boeing 737 jets).

Source: Russian Aviation

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Irish airline CityJet may get 5 Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger aircraft

A branch of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation is negotiating the delivery of 5 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) aircraft to the Irish CityJet airline, a number of sources familiar with the deal said Sunday (today).

A source close to Russia's Trade and Industry Ministry confirmed the information to RIA Novosti.

On Friday, Russian Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said that the European deliveries of the Russian SSJ-100 passenger aircraft will begin with a British air carrier.

After VLM, its former sister CityJet?

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Sukhoi expects to reach SSJ100 breakeven in 2016

The stretched version of the Sukhoi Superjet aircraft, the SSJ 100SV, will be certified in 2018 and enter service in 2019, according to a new Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) business-plan recently approved by parent company United Aircraft Corp. (UAC).

The stretched version of the regional aircraft will seat 110-125 passengers, against the current 103 passengers in all-economy layout. SCAC is counting on selling no less than 140 aircraft until 2031.

Notably this marks the first time SCAC officials name a specific date for the SSJ100SV, although the news that SCAC is developing a stretched version has been spread since this year’s Paris Air Show. In June SCAC’s chief-designer’s deputy Alexander Dolotovsky told journalists that the stretched variant will have a new wing with a higher aspect ratio for improved lift. To that point the stretched version program was at preliminary design stage, and high-speed wind tunnel tests had just started.

According to the new business-plan, SCAC expects to sell the total of 595 SSJ 100s of various modifications by 2031, including those aircraft already in service, the number of which now stands at 56. Besides the stretched version, the forecast includes 82 base version aircraft, 331 long-range version and 42 corporate version (Sukhoi Business Jet, SBJ) aircraft. Of the latter version, sixth aircraft is being assembled and is scheduled to fly early next year. This aircraft is fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks for 6,000 km range.

Speaking of the financial side of the business-plan, Slyusar mentioned reaching breakeven point and positive operational revenue in 2016. By 2017 the OEM expects the net profit to reach RUR 6.9 bln (US $125.5 mln).

http://www.rusaviainsider.com/sukhoi-ex ... t-in-2016/

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( ...) the European deliveries of the Russian SSJ-100 passenger aircraft will begin with a British air carrier. After VLM, its former sister CityJet?

Someone must have missed the geography: City Jet is not a British carrier, they are Irish.
And by the way, I always understood CityJet was at one time a parent to VLM but never a sister.

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( ...) the European deliveries of the Russian SSJ-100 passenger aircraft will begin with a British air carrier. After VLM, its former sister CityJet?

Someone must have missed the geography: City Jet is not a British carrier, they are Irish.
And by the way, I always understood CityJet was at one time a parent to VLM but never a sister.

There are two different things in the article: negotiations with Irish airline CityJet and imminent deliveries to an (unnamed) British carrier. Nobody missed the geography. But you're right: CityJet was the parent, not the sister of VLM.

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Hi,

British carrier, I guess that could be aurigny ..don't believe in BA and FlyBe wasn't that lucky with their Ejets....
Don't know more british carriers which can take sukhois in their fleets...

CXB

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The 100th production Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft performed its maiden flight

Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant (branch of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company) has completed assembly of the 100th Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ100) airliner. On October 5th the jet performed a test flight above Komsomolsk-on-Amur and confirmed that the preparation for delivery may be continued.

After all the final modifications, ground and flight tests the 100th SSJ100 will depart from Khabarovsk Territory to Ulyanovsk for customization: it will be painted in a customer’s livery and the interior of its cabin will be installed.

The anniversary SSJ100 jet will be operated by its launch customer – the Russian flag carrier – Aeroflot. In accordance with the schedule, the aircraft will be delivered to the carrier in early 2016.

Source: Russian Aviation

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CityJet selects the Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 for its fleet renewal.

They have ordered 15 SSJ100's with an option for 10 more.
They will primarily be used to replace their AVRO RJ-85's.


Only dutch: http://aviationinfo.nl/23-orders-en-afl ... ernieuwing

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CityJet selects the Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 for its fleet renewal.

They have ordered 15 SSJ100's with an option for 10 more.

15 + 10 ? That's much more than the 5 that were predicted earlier by Russian Aviation: https://www.aviation24.be/forums/posting.p ... 3#pr323207

And thus CityJet and its former subsidiary and still current contractor VLM will have the same fleet! (Except that CityJet also ordered many CRJ900s)

More details: https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/su ... r-10-more/

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That's huge news!
Despite all the political insults flying East and West, the Irish and Italians are working with the Russians to bring a plan together.

Who knows who might follow suit?

The Rubble is dirt cheap, the aircraft is darn good, oil is cheap.
Everything is in favor of the SSJ right now, except their too slow production ramp up.

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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company is going to manufacture 17 Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft in 2015

Manufacturer of Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ 100) aircraft – Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) is going to manufacture 17 jets of the type in 2015, Director of Komsomolsk-on-Amur branch of SCAC Dmitry Bloshinski noted, PRIME reports.

“This year’s production program includes 17 aircraft of the type… Last year we manufactured 37 jets, this year – 17 ones, so we have some extra time. We are going to use this time to resolve matters in the area of quality. The current company’s objective is to harmonize sales and production of the aircraft. Because we must not spend resources on production of jets, which won’t be sold, and customers should not wait for their airliners to be delivered,” Bloshinski said.

According to him, the company’s production capacities allow manufacturing 50 jets per year. “In the end of last year we manufactured one jet every seven days. In fact, this is 50 jets per year; this is the output we have reached. We didn’t put any equipment out of operation and we didn’t fire any employees ever since,” he said.

Speaking of the company’s production program for 2016, Bloshinski didn’t specify an exact figure saying that it will be “more than 17 jets”.

According to the company, in 2011 it manufactured five production aircraft of the type. In 2012 SCAC manufactured 12 airliners, in 2013 – 25 ones, in 2014 – 37 ones.

Today air carriers operate 56 Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ 100) liners. The largest SSJ100 operators are Aeroflot – Russian Airlines and Interjet (Mexico).

Source: Russian Aviation

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First Superjet in Skyteam livery, from Aeroflot:

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CityJet will initially use its first four SSJ100s on charters once delivered in 2016, and later introduce them on its London City route network from 2017 when 11 more enter service. All the SSJs are on lease.

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CityJet placed an option to take delivery of six more SSJ100s with a US$210 million list price, as the carrier advances talks with two European airlines to operate regional services for them via wet lease arrangement. CityJet is also likely to execute an existing 10-order option for the Superjet, with decision in 3Q 2016.