Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. is working with PowerJet to certify the
long-range variant of its SSJ100, ahead of next year’s first delivery to
Russian carrier Gazpromavia Aviation.
The Moscow-based carrier, which has 10 long-range SSJ100s on order, operates passenger and cargo charters, mainly linked with the oil and gas industry.
“The first delivery will be in the second half of 2013, so certification has to arrive before then. Both the engine and also the aircraft have different modifications which need to be certified,” PowerJet CEO Jacques Desclaux said at the European Regions Airline Assoc. General Assembly in Dublin.
Sukhoi will build two prototype aircraft for the test program. The first of these is due to be completed by the end of the year, Desclaux said. He added that a business jet version is also under development and will become the third aircraft in the family.
The Moscow-based carrier, which has 10 long-range SSJ100s on order, operates passenger and cargo charters, mainly linked with the oil and gas industry.
“The first delivery will be in the second half of 2013, so certification has to arrive before then. Both the engine and also the aircraft have different modifications which need to be certified,” PowerJet CEO Jacques Desclaux said at the European Regions Airline Assoc. General Assembly in Dublin.
Sukhoi will build two prototype aircraft for the test program. The first of these is due to be completed by the end of the year, Desclaux said. He added that a business jet version is also under development and will become the third aircraft in the family.
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