Indonesia, Russia, And The SUPERJET
Several months ago, GNFI wrote about Indonesia’s Kartika Airlines order of 15 units of Superjet 100, a highly-praised Russian commercial jet which amazed thousands of visitors at Le Bourget Airshow in France. Kartika Airlines has tentatively agreed to become the Asian launch customer for the Superjet 100, with a potential order for up to 30 units of the type.
Sukhoi‘s civil aircraft division says the Jakarta-based carrier has signed a heads of agreement for 15 firm Superjets plus 15 options. Deliveries of the PowerJet SaM146-powered regional aircraft will begin in 2011. Kartika currently operates a small fleet of Boeing 737-200 aircraft on domestic and regional routes. Sukhoi says the agreement with the carrier is worth $448 million at list prices. I just got this from Youtube, that Italian interior design house, PininFarina was assigned to design the Superjet 100′s interior for its customers. See the video, you’ll like it. I like the music too. And for sure, I CAN’T WAIT TO BE ONBOARD!
Clip Credit: MarcusMurrey
The First Sukhoi Superjet In Southeast Asia
Did you know that Russia has successfully developed its very own passenger jet (middle range)? I bet you did. It’s been world widely informed that engineers from Italy, France, and Russia have designed, developed, and assembled the first Russian passenger jet. The name is The Sukhoi Superjet 100.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a modern, fly-by-wire regional jet in the 75- to 95-seat category. The Superjet 100 will be produced by Russian aerospace firm Sukhoi’s civil division. The jet is being developed in collaboration with Finmeccanica (Italy) subsidiary Alenia Aeronatic (Wikipedia).
So, what does the Superjet has to do with Good News from Indonesia?
Kartika Airlines, one of Indonesia’s newest airlines, has signed a Heads of Agreement for the airline to buy 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100s and another 15 on option. The order is valued at $448 million at list prices. Kartika becomes the first SSJ100 customer in South-East Asia. Kartika Airlines will employ the aircraft in both its domestic and international networks from its base at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and a hub in the Medan Polonia International Airport. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2011.
I will be the first passenger of Sukhoi Superjet 100, insyaAllah.
