FEDOROV: SUPPLIES OF SUKHOI SUPERJET-100S SHELVED
SKRIN Market & Corporate News
March 25, 2008 Tuesday 10:59 AM GMT
The supplies of Russia’s first Sukhoi Superjet-100s have been
shelved for indefinite time, Alexei Fedorov, chief of United Aircraft
Corporation, said. The reason is the delayed certification testing of
the jets. It was put off till April of 2008 instead of the scheduled
end of 2007, Kommersant reported with reference to RIA Novosti.
The first Sukhoi Superjet-100s were to be supplied in late 2008 –
Aeroflot was to get them at the end of this year. The new deadline
hasn’t been fixed yet. It will be determined once the tests are
completed, Fedorov said.
In April of 2006, Sukhoi Civil Airlines that is a member of United
Aircraft Corp entered into a contract with Aeroflot for delivery of
30 new jets and the optional delivery of another 15 jets. No penalty
is expected, Fedorov specified, explaining that the contract with
Russia’s airlines provides for certain delay.
Of all foreign states, Armenia will be the first to obtain Sukhoi
SuperJet-100s. Russia and Armenia clinched the deal worth over USD50
mln in September of 2007. Under the contract, Armenia will get two
Sukhoi Superjet-100s in 2008.