Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has received the Type Certificate for its Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional passenger aircraft from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the company’s press service said on Friday.
EASA experts started inspecting Sukhoi Superjet 100 at Blagnac airport in Toulouse as a part of validation of IAC AR Type Certificate procedure in late June 2011.
EASA pilots participated in 45 test flights on the aircraft.
“EASA certification is a top priority milestone for the entire SSJ100 program and partners... I’m sure that the European certification will boost orders for the SSJ100 in the international markets,” JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft First Vice-President for design and certification Igor Vinogradov said back in 2011 when the flight tests began.
Superjet 100 is a medium-haul passenger aircraft developed by Sukhoi in cooperation with U.S. 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 kilometers.
Sukhoi has received over 200 firm orders for Superjet 100 airliners so far.
