Aircraft
Superjet team optimistic despite delays
Sukhoi (Hall 1 Stand E9) has come to the Farnborough show elated at having begun flight trials for its Superjet 100 airliner.

Sukhoi (Hall 1 Stand E9) has come to the Farnborough show elated at having begun flight trials for its Superjet 100 airliner. This summer the Russian manufacturer expects to receive its first injection of new capital from Alenia Aeronautica in payment for the 25-percent stake it is buying in Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC).

Last month, an Alenia spokesman confirmed the Italian anti-trust authority has
approved the purchase, but the final bureaucratic obstacles were still being cleared as this week’s show opens. Alenia is going to invest $250 million in the Superjet, of which roughly $100 million will buy its stake in SCAC, with the remainder going directly into program. In reality, Sukhoi and Alenia specialists are already working together via the Venice-based Superjet International 50/50 joint venture established last year.

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