MOSCOW, October 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade in a press release on Tuesday confirmed its plans to supply up to 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) planes to Indonesia within the next three years.
During an official visit to Jakarta, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said that “in the nearest future we will make a decision on the planes delivered [in accordance with previous agreements], and also plan to sign contracts on 15 new planes within the next three years”.
Under a deal signed in 2011, Russia agreed to supply twelve SSJ-100 planes to Indonesian company PT Sky Aviation. The contract was estimated at $380.4 million. In 2013, PT Sky Aviation began experiencing financial difficulties, and its activities were frozen. By that time, Russia has delivered only three planes.
The Sukhoi company and Russia’s Ministry for Industry and Trade’s representative office in Jakarta are currently looking for financially stable air carriers, which will be able to organize commercially profitable operation of SSJ-100 planes, already delivered to Indonesia.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a modern Russian civil aircraft, which conducted its first flight in 2008. It is developed by the Sukhoi company in cooperation with several international partners. The plane is optimized for short-to-medium flights.
