Russia’s Superjet Fleet Faces Growing Sustainment Issues

SSJ 100

The CEO of SSJ-100 operator IrAero is concerned about the supply of the jet’s Franco-Russian SaM146 turbofan.

Credit: Denis Kabelev / Alamy Stock Photo
Russian MRO providers have learned how to repair just 20% of imported part numbers for Superjet 100 regional jets, the representative of the type’s manufacturer Yakovlev revealed during a recent roundtable with Russian lawmakers. Foreign suppliers for the Superjet stopped supporting the program in...

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