Superjet 100

SuperJet International (SJI) plans to re-start operation with a new United Arab Emirates-based investor.

The Russian government continues to pour money into the local industry to support production of commercial aircraft.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Manufactured by Russian-French joint venture PowerJet, SaM146 engines power Russia’s Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional jets.

The 100-seat aircraft was developed in the early 2000s with the participation of leading Western suppliers.

Russia’s international traffic has dropped due to Western sanctions, but demand for domestic flying remains intact, bolstered by government subsidies.

The Tu-214 made its first flight in 1996 and is the last produced derivative of the Tu-204 baseline model, which made its first flight in 1989.

Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) started flight trials of the PD-8 turbofan engine.

Only 10 SSJ100s were assembled by Irkut this year as Western sanctions loomed over the regional jet program.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has unveiled details about the cockpit of the Superjet-New, the import-substituted modification of the Sukhoi Superjet 100.

After a multi-year attempt to gain traction in the global market, efforts to sell the Sukhoi Superjet 100 have switched to Russia.

Sergei Chemezov, Rostec CEO, will personally lead the consolidation process after appointing himself to lead the UAC Board of Directors, Rostec announced on March 18.

Rossiya Airlines plans to hire 400 pilots in 2021 and another 200 in 2022 to support the expansion of its fleet with Russian-made regional aircraft.

Russia’s Rossiya Airlines has started operating its newly acquired Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jets.

Russia’s Red Wings airline has reintroduced Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional aircraft to its fleet.

The Russian government plans to save United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) after the country’s only aircraft manufacturer almost doubled its net loss in 2019.

Russia’s Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional aircraft has lost its last association with former designer Sukhoi Company.

Every month Routesonline provides an update on the current schedules of five latest aircraft programmes, highlighting the routes the types are being deployed upon

Every month Routesonline provides an update on the current schedules of five latest aircraft programmes, highlighting the routes the types are being deployed upon