Aircraft
CityJet Takes First Sukhoi SSJ100
Model’s only Western European customer to accept three airplanes this year
CityJet's Sukhoi SSJ100 carries 98 passengers in a 32-inch seat pitch. (Photo: SuperJet International)
CityJet's Sukhoi SSJ100 carries 98 passengers in a 32-inch seat pitch. (Photo: SuperJet International)

Irish regional airline CityJet took delivery of Western Europe’s first Sukhoi SSJ100 on Tuesday during a ceremony in Venice, Italy, at the headquarters of the program’s Western sales and aftermarket support partner, SuperJet International. The airline has agreed to lease 15 SSJ100s and holds delivery options for another 16. Sukhoi and SuperJet International—51-percent owned by Alenia Aermacchi and the balance by Sukhoi Holdings—value the deal at more than $1 billion, including options and aftersales services.