newstodate.aero
May 22, 2018 (newstodate): The first commercial aircraft built in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Sukhoi's Superjet 100 has rounded its first 10-years jubilee.
The aircraft performed its first flight on May 19, 2008, eight months after its roll-out from assembly line in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
Since then, the aircraft has been in the air for more than 420,000 flight on some 275,000 commercial flights.
According to the data from May 2018, 127 Superjet 100 aircraft are currently operated by Russian carriers including Aeroflot, Gazprom avia, Yakutiya, Yamal, IrAero, Azimuth, Interior Ministry of Russia, EMERCOM, special flight department, RusJet, and by foreign operators including Interjet in Mexico, CityJet in Ireland, and the Royal Air Force of Thailand.
In the pipeline now are new versions of the Superjet including a slimmed version to hit the market in 2002/23 and accommodating 75 passengers, Superjet 75, and a long-range version, both with less western components and systems to bypass current or future sanctions and trade restrictions and allowing for exports to more new markets.
The aircraft performed its first flight on May 19, 2008, eight months after its roll-out from assembly line in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
Since then, the aircraft has been in the air for more than 420,000 flight on some 275,000 commercial flights.
According to the data from May 2018, 127 Superjet 100 aircraft are currently operated by Russian carriers including Aeroflot, Gazprom avia, Yakutiya, Yamal, IrAero, Azimuth, Interior Ministry of Russia, EMERCOM, special flight department, RusJet, and by foreign operators including Interjet in Mexico, CityJet in Ireland, and the Royal Air Force of Thailand.
In the pipeline now are new versions of the Superjet including a slimmed version to hit the market in 2002/23 and accommodating 75 passengers, Superjet 75, and a long-range version, both with less western components and systems to bypass current or future sanctions and trade restrictions and allowing for exports to more new markets.