First Sukhoi Superjet 100 delivered to Armavia airlines

Sukhoi has delivered the first production Superjet 100 airliner to Armenia’s Armavia airline, the Russo-Italian aircraft’s launch customer. To mark the occasion, a ceremony was held at Zvartnots airport where the first production Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN 95007 was delivered to the Armenian air company.

Designed, developed and built by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) in partnership with Alenia Aeronautica, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a 100-seat regional jet. The SSJ100 is the most advanced and environment-friendly new generation regional jet.

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 cruises at a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.81 and 40,000 feet. It takes off from a 1,731-metre runway in the basic range and 2,052 metres in the long range. The operating range for the basic version is 3,048 km and 4,578 km for the long-range version.

The first SSJ100 was rolled out from SCAC’s final assembly shop at Komsomolsk on Amur on September 26, 2007. The first flight was successfully accomplished on May 19, 2008. The certification campaign was accomplished with four prototypes for flight testing and two prototypes for static and fatigue trials. The tests showed that the aircraft meets all certification requirements. In February 2011, the SSJ100 obtained the Type Certificate by the Russian Certification Authority Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) Aviation Register (AR).