Sukhoi Superjet 100

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.

No failure having impact on the airworthiness was registered during the whole period of operation

Sukhoi Superjet 100 the first month in revenue service at Armavia fleet: 66 flights for the overall distance of 85800km performed. 2885 people became SSJ100 passengers.

On April, 21 2011, Sukhoi Superjet 100 performed its first commercial flight in “Armavia” fleet. The aircraft was put into operation in an extremely short period of time – in two days after the official delivery to the launch customer on April, 19 2011. The route of the first passenger flight with 96 passengers aboard was Yerevan-Moscow(Sheremetyevo)-Yerevan.

During the past month the aircraft has made 66 flights in total. All flights were performed at 35000 – 39000ft altitude, at the speed of 0.78-0.8 M.

Smooth and regular aircraft operation is the result of the perfect job done by highly professional “Armavia” team supported by the manufacturer of the aircraft.

SSJ100 performs flights to Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Odessa, Donetsk, Simferopol, Larnaka (Greece), Aleppo (Syria), Venice (Italy), Teheran (Iran), Rome (Italy), Tel-Aviv (Israel), Beirut (Lebanon), Lion (France).

The aircraft spent more than 168 hours in flight, took more than 2885 passengers to total distance of 85800 km. No failure having impact on the airworthiness was registered during the whole period of operation.

“SSJ100 perfectly fits “Armavia” fleet, containing mostly CRJ200, А319 and А320 aircraft. Owing to high economic efficiency and good operational capabilities we can schedule the aircraft both to regional and to short-haul routes - basing on current passenger load per each flight.” – stressed the owner of “Armavia” Mikhail Bagdasarov.

“It is a great aircraft and it allows intensive operation already at entry into service. Both crew and passengers receive only positive impressions. The aircraft is easy and comfortable to control, the cockpit is quiet and allows effortless communication between pilots. The cabin is spacious and comfortable too, the passengers do not have any difficulties while boarding or placing their baggage. Wide aisles provide the opportunity to serve food and beverages with maximum comfort even during short flights. The passengers can easily pass the flight attendant by while he is serving.” – adds SSJ100 Crew Chief Sergey Kharatyan.

Aeroflot will take delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 this week and plans to put it into service June 16, according to Superjet International Deputy Senior VP-Commercial Svetlana Issaeva.

In all, the Russian airline will receive 10 SSJ100s this year, she told reporters at last week's Regional Airline Assn. Annual Convention in Nashville. She noted that the first SSJ100 (SN95007) delivered to Armavia in April (ATW Daily News, April 20) has been operated on 54 flight cycles for a total of 105 flight hr. It has had 98% dispatch reliability, Issaeva said. She declined to release fuel burn statistics but said such figures will be revealed soon.

The SSJ100's EIS will allow Superjet International to market the aircraft to airlines around the world, she asserted. "With the aircraft in operation, it will be much easier for us to introduce it to a wide range of customers because the aircraft will speak for itself." She acknowledged that "it will take time" to convince Western airlines to purchase the SSJ100.

Meanwhile, an announcement about the next SSJ product could come as soon as June. "We are working internally in order to be able to introduce to the market the next generation of the family and I think by June we'll be able to do it," Issaeva said. "We've considered several options" in terms of size.

SSJ100 production rate is slated to reach 17 this year, 33 in 2012 and 60 by 2014.

Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has formally taken delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jet.
The airline on 6 June signed a protocol of aircraft technical acceptance from the manufacturer and applied to register it with regulators.
It is expected to put the aircraft into revenue service between Moscow and St Petersburg on 16 June, ahead of the annual international economic forum in St Petersburg.
Aeroflot will become the second operator of the Superjet 100 after Armenian carrier Armavia, which has been operating the first serially-produced example of the type since 19 April.
Under the delivery schedule agreed with Sukhoi, Aeroflot is to receive 10 Superjets this year, a dozen in 2012 and eight in 2013.