Russia’s Accounting Agency Scruntinizes Superjet Finances
Launch customer Comlux Aviation will be performing the first two cabin completions of the new Sukhoi Business Jet, which is derived from the Superjet SJ100 airliner. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
Launch customer Comlux Aviation will be performing the first two cabin completions of the new Sukhoi Business Jet, which is derived from the Superjet SJ100 airliner. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Russia’s General Account Office (GAO) has completed a study into the Sukhoi Superjet 100 program and found it “under the threat of closing down.” In its report, the GAO says that direct government investment in the project from 2003 to 2010 amounted to 16.9 billion roubles ($513 million). The GAO further notes that the manufacturers, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) and engine maker Saturn, spent another 27.1 billion roubles ($822 billion) raised in the free market. The watchdog agency also said the companies spent 800 million roubles ($24 million) on certification. 

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