Russian govt awaits report on Armavia rejection of SSJ-100

Interfax, Russia
Aug 14 2012

Russian govt awaits report on Armavia rejection of SSJ-100

MOSCOW. Aug 14

The situation surrounding the Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ-100), which
Armenia’s national air carrier Armavia has decided not to buy, has
risen to the Russian government level.

A protocol signed August 14 on the results of an August 7 meeting
chaired in Novosibirsk by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on
the subject of development of regional flights says that the Industry
and Trade Ministry and the Foreign Ministry, together with OJSC United
Aircraft Corporation (UAC), have until September 15 to “work through
the use of the SuperJet-100 by the airline Armavia and report.”

Early this month it was reported that Armavia had decided not to fly
the SSJ-100 it acquired from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, as the aircraft
required repair in just the first year of usage. Even earlier, the air
carrier decided not to buy a second, which was due for delivery in
June.

Instead of the SSJ, Armavia wants to buy Airbus and Boeing aircraft.

Sukhoi had at one point been planning to clinch a firm contract to
supply Armavia with six of the SSJ-100s.

From: A. Papazian