News | 27 Mar 2013 08:58 | Ellis Taylor
<p>Lao Central Airlines and Indonesia's Sky Aviation have placed their Sukhoi Superjet 100s into service.</p><p>Sukhoi says that Sky Aviation's first SSJ100,...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Lao-Central-Sky-Aviation-Superjets-enter-service-383945/News | 13 Mar 2013 15:53 | Vladimir Karnozov
<P>Russian energy giant Gazprom's internal carrier, Gazpromavia, is to be the first recipient of the long-range Sukhoi Superjet 100LR, which has just started flight tests.</P> <P>Gazpromavia will take delivery by the end of 2013 and Sukhoi insists it is on track following the maiden flight on 12 February. The aircraft has been ferried to Moscow Zhukovsky for certification trials and a second will fly later this month.</P> <P>Sukhoi has designed the 100LR to operate over a 2,470nm (4,570km) range, 50% greater than that of the basic airframe.</P> <P>The LR will have a maximum take-off weight of 49.5t, compared with 45.9t for the basic. It will also have uprated PowerJet SaM146-1S18 engines, generating an additional 5% thrust and better climb performance. It has the same fuel tanks and the landing gear has not needed strengthening, says Sukhoi.</P> <P>Sukhoi Civil Aircraft chief designer Alexander Dolotovsky says the wing area is unchanged but its structure has been reinforced. "We sthttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Gazpromavia-set-to-take-first-long-range-Superjet-383403/News | 21 Feb 2013 10:18 | Michael Gubisch
<p>Lithuanian maintenance provider FL Technics is to become a partner in the OEM aftermarket support programme for the Sukhoi Superjet 100. </p><p>The Vilnius-based...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/FL-Technics-joins-Superjet-MRO-network-382586/News | 11 Jan 2013 10:27 | David Kaminski-Morrow
Lao Central Airlines' first Sukhoi Superjet 100 has been fully painted in the Asian carrier's livery at Russia's Ulyanovsk finishing facility. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/PICTURE-Lao-Centrals-first-painted-Superjet-emerges-380934/News | 20 Dec 2012 10:10 | Vladimir Karnozov
<p>Laotian carrier Lao Central Airlines and Indonesia's Sky Aviation will be the first airlines to benefit from a new credit facility being established to support...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Asian-carriers-to-benefit-from-new-Superjet-credit-line-380424/News | 20 Dec 2012 08:49 | Ellis Taylor
<p>The Laos department of civil aviation has validated the type certificate for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100).</p><p>The validation clears the way for Lao...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Laotian-authorities-validate-Superjet-type-certificate-380422/