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SUKHOI SUPERJET 100 OF ARMAVIA: 1000 HOURS IN THE AIR
ENP Newswire
October 12, 2011 Wednesday
Moscow - The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) of Armavia scored 1,000
flight hours in revenue flights.
The milestone was reached during the SSJ100 flight U8-151 performed
on route Yerevan - Amsterdam on October 9 2011.
Since entering commercial service on April 21, 2011 the SSJ100 of
Armavia carried more than 21,000 passengers and covered distance
more than 650,000 kilometers. SSJ100 of Armavia performs flights from
Yerevan to 27 airports in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Western and South
Europe and Middle East. Most flights were performed at 35000 - 39000ft
altitude, at the speed of 0.78-0.8 M. The highest daily utilization
reached 16.5 flight hours while the biggest distance exceeded 4,000
kilometers on route Yerevan - Madrid.
Such perfect result of the initial phase of the commercial operation
of the brand new Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft was achieved due to
the efficient activity of Armavia's flight and technician staff and
proper support from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and SuperJet International.
'This stage showed that the SSJ100 is competitive and has a great
resource for excellence. It can make the aircraft very attractive for
customers and operators', said the owner of Armavia Mikhail Bagdasarov.
'We sincerely thank Armavia for great and efficient efforts on the
entry of our first production aircraft in commercial operation. The
SSJ100 confirmed to be suitable both to regional and to short-haul
routes. We are very pleased that crews and passengers of Armavia like
our aircraft. We believe that our fruitful relations with Armavia
will be successfully strengthened and will continue to provide the
airline with comprehensive support jointly with our partner company
SuperJet International', noted Vladimir Prisyazhnyuk, President of JSC
'Sukhoi Civil Aircraft'.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) is a 100 seat regional jet designed,
developed and built by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC),
in partnership with Alenia Aeronautica. On May 19th 2008 SSJ100
successfully accomplished its first flight. 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 meters runway in the basic range and 2.052
meters in the long range. The operating range for the basic version
is 3.048 km and 4.578 km for the long range version. In February 2011,
the SSJ100 obtained the Type Certificate by the Russian Certification
Authority IAC AR. The EASA certification is expected to follow in
2011. On April 19th 2011 first production SSJ100 was delivered to
Armavia airlines (Armenia). There are currently three SSJ100s in
service with Armavia and Aeroflot.
From: A. Papazian
ENP Newswire
October 12, 2011 Wednesday
Moscow - The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) of Armavia scored 1,000
flight hours in revenue flights.
The milestone was reached during the SSJ100 flight U8-151 performed
on route Yerevan - Amsterdam on October 9 2011.
Since entering commercial service on April 21, 2011 the SSJ100 of
Armavia carried more than 21,000 passengers and covered distance
more than 650,000 kilometers. SSJ100 of Armavia performs flights from
Yerevan to 27 airports in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Western and South
Europe and Middle East. Most flights were performed at 35000 - 39000ft
altitude, at the speed of 0.78-0.8 M. The highest daily utilization
reached 16.5 flight hours while the biggest distance exceeded 4,000
kilometers on route Yerevan - Madrid.
Such perfect result of the initial phase of the commercial operation
of the brand new Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft was achieved due to
the efficient activity of Armavia's flight and technician staff and
proper support from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and SuperJet International.
'This stage showed that the SSJ100 is competitive and has a great
resource for excellence. It can make the aircraft very attractive for
customers and operators', said the owner of Armavia Mikhail Bagdasarov.
'We sincerely thank Armavia for great and efficient efforts on the
entry of our first production aircraft in commercial operation. The
SSJ100 confirmed to be suitable both to regional and to short-haul
routes. We are very pleased that crews and passengers of Armavia like
our aircraft. We believe that our fruitful relations with Armavia
will be successfully strengthened and will continue to provide the
airline with comprehensive support jointly with our partner company
SuperJet International', noted Vladimir Prisyazhnyuk, President of JSC
'Sukhoi Civil Aircraft'.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) is a 100 seat regional jet designed,
developed and built by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC),
in partnership with Alenia Aeronautica. On May 19th 2008 SSJ100
successfully accomplished its first flight. 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 meters runway in the basic range and 2.052
meters in the long range. The operating range for the basic version
is 3.048 km and 4.578 km for the long range version. In February 2011,
the SSJ100 obtained the Type Certificate by the Russian Certification
Authority IAC AR. The EASA certification is expected to follow in
2011. On April 19th 2011 first production SSJ100 was delivered to
Armavia airlines (Armenia). There are currently three SSJ100s in
service with Armavia and Aeroflot.
From: A. Papazian