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Customers adjust to Superjet slip

While the first prototype of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 continued its initial round of flight testing over Komsomolsk-upon-Amur in Russia’s Far East early las

By Vladimir Karnozov

July 8, 2008

While the first prototype of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 continued its initial round of flight testing over Komsomolsk-upon-Amur in Russia’s Far East early last month, back in Moscow launch customer Aeroflot decided to lease 35 Boeing 737-500s to address delivery delays.

According to Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) president Victor Subbotin, SSJ100 certification has been postponed until next April. The first production aircraft, scheduled for delivery the following month, will likely go to either Russia’s Finance Lease Company (FLK) or Arm-Avia. Those customers agreed to the factory’s 96-seat standard, while Aeroflot wants a tailored variant for eight business and 72 economy passengers, Subbotin explained. In the first year of production Sukhoi plans to deliver three SSJ100s, followed by 30 in 2010 and 60 in 2011, before production reaches peak capacity of some 70 aircraft a year.

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