Aircraft
Delays to engine certification stall Superjet’s entry into service
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) missed its December target for delivery of the first Superjet 100 regional jets to launch operator Aeroflot after delays invol

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) missed its December target for delivery of the first Superjet 100 regional jets to launch operator Aeroflot after delays involving the certification and
delivery of the program’s PowerJet SaM146 engines forced the Russian manufacturer to revise its schedules once again.

“Unfortunately, PowerJet delays the engine certification and deliveries and we are even forced to begin factory ground tests [on the fourth aircraft] with the engine’s signal simulator on…and later in December on the first production one,” an SCAC spokesperson told AIN early last month. “So for us it is of highest importance now, that [PowerJet] launches full-scale engine ramp up production at NPO Saturn in Russia and stabilizes SaM146 deliveries.”