Aircraft
Mexico’s Interjet Alters Growth Plan, To Shed some SSJ100s
Tentative agreement reached with Sukhoi to upgrade future Superjets
Mexico's Interjet plans to return some problematic Sukhoi SSJ100s to the manufacturer following negotiations for improvements to future airplanes. (Photo: SCAC)
Mexico's Interjet plans to return some problematic Sukhoi SSJ100s to the manufacturer following negotiations for improvements to future airplanes. (Photo: SCAC)

Interjet, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC), and Superjet International (SJI) are re-negotiating delivery terms on eight Sukhoi Superjet 100s remaining on the Mexican airline’s orderbook. Talks held last week brought about a tentative agreement that the aircraft will come in an updated form, featuring a higher gross weight, winglets, and various improvements to onboard systems and the interior, according to officials at SCAC and its parent company, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), who spoke with AIN on condition of anonymity. The sides also negotiated an “amicable deal” on the return of few older aircraft (delivered from 2013 onward), but the sides have yet to determine when and how many.


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