Paris 2011: SSJ100 On Weight Program As Aeroflot Launches Scheduled Service
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 will eventually welcome a new, larger sibling, possibly one as large as 130 seats in capacity, but not until the original SSJ100-9

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 will eventually welcome a new, larger sibling, possibly one as large as 130 seats in capacity, but not until the original SSJ100-95–on display here at Le Bourget–loses some weight for Aeroflot and gains some range for Latin American launch customer Interjet of Mexico.

Specifically, it the SSJ100 needs to shed some 1,750 pounds, a United Aircraft Corp. official said following a roundtable luncheon hosted by UAC president Mikhail Pogosyan.