The Sukhoi Superjet engine, designed by a joint venture between Russia's NPO Saturn and Snecma, a unit of France's Safran, has been certified by Russia, manufacturer Saturn announced last Friday. The Superjet 100 which outsold more established regional jet manufacturers Canada's Bombardier and Brazil's Embraer at the July Farnborough International Airshow in England,and is poised to deliver aircarft next year to clients including an aircraft leasing company in the Bahamas and airlines in SE Asia after the the first aircraft are delivered to Russian carrier Aeroflot and Armenia's Armavia.

Sukhoi scores sales success as aviation rebounds from crisis

Aviation has rebounded from the economic crisis and the proof is in the US$ 47bn of orders signed at last week's biannual Farnborough International Airshow. While the 2008 Farnborough air show held before the start of the global economic recession saw a total of $89 billion worth of deals signed, aviation and aerospace executives were pleased with the resounding rebound.