Sukhoi Superjet 100

Le premier-né des Avions civils Sukhoï, le moyen-courrier Sukhoï SuperJet-100 (SSJ-100), effectuera son premier vol commercial le 12 avril, a annoncé mercredi le gouvernement de la région de Khabarovsk dans un communiqué mis en ligne sur son site.

"Le premier vol commercial d'un SSJ-100 a été fixé au 12 avril. Il s'agit d'un vol Erevan-Moscou qui sera effectué par la compagnie arménienne Armavia", indique le communiqué.

Infographie: SuperJet-100: l'espoir de l'aéronautique russe

Conçu par l'entreprise russe Avions civils Sukhoï en partenariat avec Boeing, l'avion de ligne Sukhoï SuperJet-100 est capable de transporter 98 passagers sur une distance de 4.400 km. Ce projet regroupe plus de 30 entreprises de différents pays. Le premier prototype du SuperJet-100 a été présenté au public le 26 septembre 2007 à l'usine de Komsomolsk-sur-Amour (Extrême-Orient russe).

A l'heure actuelle, les Avions civils Sukhoï comptent 122 commandes fermes pour cet appareil.

March 31, 2011, Moscow - SuperJet International (SJI) - a joint venture between Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, and Sukhoi Holding - has completed Flight Crew Training Course for Aeroflot pilots at its Training Center facility in Moscow.

The “Type Rating course for Aeroflot pilots” on the SSJ100, conducted by SJI Staff Pilots had a duration of 24 days.

The courses involved three flight crews (6 pilots) in classroom sections which required the use of CBT (Computer Based Training), the FTD Type5 (Flight Training Device) based in Zhukovsky (Moscow Region) with the aim of FPTD (Flight Procedure Training Device).

In-flight training has been also accomplished by the use of SSJ100 Serial Number 5. Upon training completion, Aeroflot Crews have been certified by Federal Air Transport Agency (Ministry of Transport of Russian Federation).

“I am proud and honored to be one of the first airline pilots who took to the air the new Russian aircraft - states Eugene Voronin, Chief of the Aeroflot SSJ100 pilots team – the aircraft is reasonably easy to control. I was really impressed and I greatly appreciated its cockpit. The SSJ100 fully differs from the cockpit of any other Russian aircraft. It is comfortable, spacious, with wonderful onboard field of view and a side-stick instead of control column. I am sure that our passengers will enjoy the flight on the SSJ100 as well”.

“It is a major step ahead for SuperJet International – states Mr. Carlo Logli Chief Executive Officer - This proves that SJI Training Team is ready to provide training courses on SSJ100 type to pilots, flight attendants and maintenance staff of airlines in Russia and in other countries. Specific training programs for Aeroflot pilots have been developed in order to ensure the right entry level training. The initial training activities have been performed through the support of Sukhoi test pilots and the SJI international team of top-level flight and maintenance instructors. SuperJet International is working hard in order to meet Customers needs and maximize the aircraft’s availability. I am confident that the set up of a professional and experienced Training Organization will guarantee a smooth entry into service of the SSJ100”.

SuperJet International, which is in charge of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) sales in the Western markets, is also responsible for training and after-sales support all over the world. Given the international nature of the product, SuperJet International has established two facilities based in Venice and in Moscow for its training opportunities.

Delivery of Armenian flag carrier Armavia's first Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jet has been delayed due to technical issues.
The ceremony of handing over the aircraft was tentatively scheduled to take place in Moscow today.
But Armavia local representative Gagik Sarkisyan tells ATI that this has now been postponed for at least a week.
He says: "There are minor technical issues and acceptance-related paperwork that remain to be tackled. But we still intend to receive the aircraft before May."
Armavia has reached a compromise with its Yerevan Zvartnots base airport on paying arrears for ground-handling services, says Sarkisyan, who also refutes allegations that one of its leased Airbus A319s had been seized.
"We've had two aircraft under heavy checks in Europe and both are now back in service," he says. "Our mainline fleet again includes three A319s and three A320s."

April 12, 2011, Komsomolsk-on-Amur – Today, on completion of Technical acceptance procedure, JSC SCA and Armavia airlines have signed the Acceptance Act for the first deliverable Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN 95007.

The document, signed by the parties, states that the aircraft is technically sound, fully meets the performance criteria without any operational limitations and is ready for immediate commercial operation on the route network of the Armavia Airlines. The Acceptance Act also confirms that SSJ100 is transferred to the carrier with a full set of required operational and maintenance documentation.

On completion of the required aircraft delivery documents the aircraft will be delivered to the customer.

Aeroflot has also confirmed it is drafting compensation proposals to be presented to the company’s board and to the Russian Federal Government over delays in the delivery of Sukhoi SuperJet 100 regional jets.

Aeroflot has firm orders for 30 SSJ100s and option or another 15, but has admitted it is also concerned in regards to the technical specifications of aircraft compared to the purchase contracts it signed. Aeroflot is due to commence SSJ 100 services on 15-May-2011

06.04.2011 (12:37)

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft plans to deliver the first Sukhoi SuperJet-100 aircraft to Aeroflot in May, a spokesperson for Sukhoi Civil Aircraft told today.

According to earlier media reports, Aeroflot plans to use the SuperJet-100 for flights between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod starting on May 15.

YEREVAN. - The Russian airliner “Sukhoi Superjet” will arrive in Armenia on April 19 without delays, Spokeswoman for Armavia Air Company Nana Avetisova told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

According to her, “Sukhoi Superjet” is designed to carry out short distance flights.

“It is already agreed that the new aircraft will make flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi and cities of Ukraine,” she said.

Asked on the price for the new aircraft, Avetisova said that it is a commercial issue.

“I can say that the liner is designed for 98 passengers. Moreover, Armenia is the only country in the region with `Sukhoi Superjet-100’,” she noted.

The leadership of Russia’s Aeroflot is going to offer the Russian government to fine the company for violation of terms of receiving the aircraft.

It was reported earlier that the first flight of Sukhoi Superjet-100 will be carried out on the Day of Astronautics on April 12.

Armenian flag-carrier Armavia has taken delivery of the first serially-produced Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jet.
The hand-over ceremony took place today at the airline's base airport, Yerevan Zvartnots.

Armavia's cockpit crew piloted the aircraft from Sukhoi manufacturing plant KnAAPO in Komsomolsk-on-Amur with a landing in Novosibirsk.
The carrier's representative in Moscow, Gagik Sarkisyan, says it will enter commercial service in a few days following completion of its registration.

"Most likely, we'll deploy the Superjet 100 on the premier Yerevan-Moscow route for an inaugural flight," he says, adding that Armavia is expecting to take the next delivery in May.
The aircraft has been named "Yuri Gagarin" to honour the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight. It was due to enter service last week.

Armavia and Aeroflot crews will start training on the first Thales-built full-flight Superjet simulator in Paris in June.
Aeroflot has already qualified six instructor pilots, whose training has included 8h in the aircraft - typically 15 flights - after non-motion simulator time.
Initial tests included demonstrating the protected envelope at heights up to 10,000ft (3,000m) and during low-speed flights at high angles of attack, around 25-27°.
"They showed us that this aircraft is very well protected by automation from entering dangerous regimes," says Sergei Bodrov, one of the six Aeroflot pilots. The Superjet is stable, the pilot group says, and even handles better in bank and yaw than the Airbus A320.
"We were impressed by the Superjet as a well-designed, well-protected aircraft - better so than Airbus narrowbodies," says Bodrov.
Pilot Oleg Engels compares the Superjet with the A319 in controllability and with the A321 in lift-generation: "It looks like a cross between those two Airbus models, which is a good cross."
Marketing firm Superjet International plans to qualify 60 crews for the type this year, says chief executive Carlo Logli. A second full-flight simulator will be installed in Moscow in April 2012, a third in Venice, while the fourth will be the first customer device, going to Aeroflot.

Fuel consumption of the SSJ100-95 and the CRJ1000 is very close.
The difference per 400nm/trip is about 2% in favor of the SSJ, the E-190 comes about 17% behind the SSJ.
Fuel burn per/seat shows something similar although now the CRJ1000 favors the SSJ by 1%(single class 100 seat compared with single class 98 seat), the E-190 trails the CRJ1000 by some 14%.
Obviously if the SSJ can't make the design data come true we are looking at a different picture.