Aircraft
Sukhoi draws first Western Superjet buy
Sukhoi has secured its first Western customer for the Superjet 100 regional jet with a $283 million order for 10 firm aircraft from Italian low-cost carrie

Sukhoi has secured its first Western customer for the Superjet 100 regional jet with a $283 million order for 10 firm aircraft from Italian low-cost carrier ItAli Airlines. The deal covers options for a further 10 aircraft.

At the show, the Russian company also signed a long-heralded strategic deal with Italy’s Alenia Aeronautica in which Alenia will take a 25-percent stake in Sukhoi, under which a joint venture company will be formed in Italy charged with promoting European and American sales of the Superjet 100. The company will be set up in July and will, said Sukhoi, “provide 24/7 after sales support at all levels.”