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Sukhoi Superjet 100-95

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Russia's first modern regional jet, built with Western partners.

First flight

2008

Category

Regional jet

Seating

87–98 passengers

Range

3,048 km

Engines

Two PowerJet SaM146 turbofans

Status

In service

The Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 (SSJ100) is a twin-engine narrow-body regional jet developed by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). It was designed to replace aging Soviet-era regional jets and was developed in partnership with several Western aerospace firms, including Alenia Aermacchi, which held a stake in the program. The aircraft seats up to 98 passengers in a single-class configuration and is powered by SaM146 turbofan engines, jointly developed by PowerJet, a partnership between Safran Aircraft Engines and Russia's Saturn. It entered commercial service in 2011 with Aeroflot and was marketed as a competitive option in the 75–100 seat regional market. The SSJ100 has faced significant challenges including maintenance difficulties caused by supply chain issues, particularly following Western sanctions imposed after 2022, which severely disrupted access to Western-sourced components. Russia has since pursued an import-substituted variant, the SSJ-New (SJ-100), featuring domestically sourced systems and engines.

Notable operators

Major operators have included Aeroflot, Rossiya Airlines, Azimuth, Red Wings, and IrAero, with past operations by Interjet (Mexico) and CityJet (Ireland).

Notable facts

›First flight took place on 19 May 2008 from Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
›Entered commercial service with Aeroflot in April 2011.
›The SaM146 engine was jointly developed by Safran and Russia's NPO Saturn via the PowerJet venture.
›A fatal accident occurred on 5 May 2019 when an Aeroflot SSJ100 caught fire on landing at Sheremetyevo, killing 41 of 78 people on board.
›Western sanctions after 2022 grounded many SSJ100s due to inability to source spare parts, prompting Russia's push for an all-domestic variant.