Pakistan may buy new Sukhoi superjets
May 9th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANSMoscow, May 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Pakistan’s Air Indus airline has shown interest in buying eight Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplanes, the Russian manufacturer said Wednesday.
“The client is interested in purchasing eight new SSJ-100 planes, and get three of them in 2013,” Sukhoi Civil Aircraft senior vice president Igor Syrtsov said.
Russia will export 10 SSJ-100 airplanes in 2012. The planes will be delivered to Mexico, Indonesia, and Laos in the second half of the year. One plane has been exported this year to Armenia.
The Superjet 100 is a medium-haul passenger aircraft developed by Sukhoi in cooperation with US and European aviation corporations, including Boeing, Snecma, Thales, Messier Dowty, Liebherr Aerospace and Honeywell.
The aircraft is capable of carrying up to 100 passengers for up to 4,500 km.
Sukhoi has received over 200 firm orders for Superjet 100 airliners so far.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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