Interjet takes delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100)

Mexico’s Interjet Airline has taken delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 SSJ100 at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.                                                                         The aircraft was delivered by SuperJet International, a joint venture of Russia’s manufacturer Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) and Italian Alenia Aermacchi.

After the air show, the SSJ100 will fly to Venice, SuperJet International’s base and then to Mexico.

According to SuperJet International CEO Nazario Cauceglia, the second SSJ100 will be delivered before the end of the month. This year, Interjet will take delivery of eight aircraft of the type; in 2014, 12. Interjet has 20 of the type on order, plus 10 options.

Last week, the SSJ100 received an export certificate from Moscow International Aviation Committee to be delivered to the Mexican customer.

United Aircraft Corp. president Mikhail Pogosyan said in July SCAC will increase the SSJ100 production rate to three aircraft per month to allow the company to produce 26 aircraft before the end of the year. In 2014, SCAC will produce around 40 SSJ100s.

(Polina Borodina - ATWOnline News)