Superjet International Sees Market for 100 SBJs
A business jet version of the 100-seat airliner would compete with similar regional jet offerings
The first complete example of the Sukhoi Business Jet made its debut at the JetExpo show in Moscow. [Photo: Vladimir Karnozov]
The first complete example of the Sukhoi Business Jet made its debut at the JetExpo show in Moscow. [Photo: Vladimir Karnozov]

“We can capture almost 100 aircraft in the business aviation market,” CEO of Superjet International (SJI) Nazario Cauceglia told AIN. He spoke during his visit to JetExpo’2014, where the company was showing the first full example of its new Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ)–a VIP version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner. “This is a very important moment for the program, the aircraft and the industrial partnership built around it,” Cauceglia said. “It is also an important event for business aviation, worldwide.” While there is no shortage of regional jets with VIP counterparts (though not mentioned by name, the Embraer Lineage 1000 was an implied example), Cauceglia said his SBJ has distinct advantages.