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.

Sukhoi succeeds at Farnborough

The Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 has exceeded expectations with sales in the first three days of the Farnborough International Airshow, near London. While Monday’s US$ 951 million contract with Indonesian domestic carrier Kartika Airlines had been widely expected, but never-the-less was hailed as a breakthrough order for 30 aircraft and other orders have followed. Kartika will receive the aircraft between 2012 to 2015.

Sukhoi Superjet to fly at Farnborough

The bi-annual Farnborough Airshow opens today in England and Russia's Sukho company expects to ink a deal for 30 Superjet 100s with a South-East Asian airline within the week.

The Russian Sukho Civil Aviation Company (SCAC) and its 25% partner in the Russian Regional Jet (RRJ) programe the Italian Finmeccanica Group will both be present at Farnborough.

Sukhoi says Super Jet on schedule

Sukhoi Co. said production of the SuperJet, Russia’s first major commercial airplane project since the collapse of the Soviet Union, is on schedule, denying a newspaper report of delays.

“We haven’t changed the timeframe for SuperJet deliveries,” said Olga Kayukova, a spokeswoman for Moscow-based Sukhoi, told Bloomberg by phone today. “The first one will be delivered by the end of the year.”