Sukhoi to Sell 10 Superjets to Indian Firm

Hyderabad: Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), a subsidiary of the Russian defence aircraft major Sukhoi, will be selling 10 Sukhoi Superjets (SSJ) 100 aircraft to an Indian firm. The company, which is showcasing the aircraft at India Aviation 2012 here, sees a great potential in India and expects to sell 100 Superjet aircrafts. Vladimir S. Prisyazhnyuk, President, SCAC told reporters that a preliminary agreement was signed with India's Aviotech last year for sale of 10 aircrafts. "India is one of our priority markets. We see a good potential here," he said through an interpreter. During the last eight months, the company delivered eight SSJ 100 to Aeroflot, a Russian airline and one aircraft to Armenia's Armavia. SCAC has an order book of 170 for the medium-haul airliner available in the 75 and 95 seat configuration and can operate on routes of up to 4,500 km. The company will make first delivery to Southeast Asian countries this year. A total of 20 deliveries are scheduled in 2012, 40 next year and 60 in 2014. It was in 2000 that the company embarked on the programme to design civil regional aircraft with the participation of as many as 62 international partners.