Sukhoi pitches its Superjet 100 for India, Asia Pacific market

Hyderabad: Sukhoi, the Russian defence aircraft holding company, on Thursday showcased their Superjet developed through its civil aviation arm.
The Superjet 100 developed by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, a joint venture of Sukhoi and Alenia Aeronautica Company, has been commercially rolled out last year serving airliner Aeroflot and others.
It now commands an order book of 170 plans and the company sees itself signing up in India for new orders including with Aviotech Pvt Ltd, of Hyderabad, Mr Vladimir Prisyazhnyuk, President of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, said.
Aeroflot and Pearl Aviation, the latter of the US are amongst those who have placed 30 orders each thus far.
Before showcasing their aircraft at the India aviation show, Mr Prisyazhnyuk, speaking through an interpreter said, in the year 2000 the stakeholders of Sukhoi decided to venture into civil aviation aircraft by developing it through a separate venture. Accordingly, with over 65 global alliance partners and technical support from Boeing, this aircraft has been developed.
15/03/12 Business Line

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