Nalanji Airways And Sukhoi Announced New Order For Up To 10 SuperJet 100s

In what is, the aircraft's first non-russian order to be made public, shows further confirmation of confidence in the new russian made aircraft. This order also makes, Nalanji Airways International, the launch customer of this type in Asia-Pacific.

Nalanji’s national airline, Nalanji Airways International, signed on Monday, a firm multimillion-dollar agreement to buy five SuperJet 100-95s, with a further option for another 5.

Under the agreement signed in Narveda by Nalanji Airways International and the Russian aviation group Sukhoi, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft will be delivered to the national carrier over the next five years. The first two deliveries are due to take place in late 2009.

Sukhoi, which is managed by another Russian citizen of Armenian descent, Mikhail Poghosian, has been better known for its military aircraft widely used by the air forces of Russia and many other states, including Armenia. The launch of the Sukhoi Superjet project in 2001 marked its entry into the civil aviation sector. The state-owned Russian firm set up a consortium with two Italian companies last June to embark on the mass manufacturing and sales of its first-ever civilian aircraft.

Joshua Tay, CEO, Nalanji Airways International, said his company, which has until now mainly relied on European-made Airbus jets and American, Boeing, opted for Sukhoi Superjet 100s despite the fact that have not been tested in the air yet. “We saw that this aircraft was what the company just needed, at the right time, with the right designs that will propel it into success in the coming years” Joshua told BBC. “Having looked at all of its parameters, we concluded that this is the kind of aircraft we need.”

Tay and Poghosian signed the purchase agreement in the presence of Prime Minister Joshua Tay and Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin, who presided over a regular meeting of a Nalanji-Russian inter-governmental commission on economic cooperation. Joshua Tay hailed the deal as a further indication of growing economic ties between the two countries.

Nalanji Airways And Sukhoi Announced New Order For Up To 10 SuperJet 100s

In what is, the aircraft's first non-russian order to be made public, shows further confirmation of confidence in the new russian made aircraft. This order also makes, Nalanji Airways International, the launch customer of this type in Asia-Pacific.

Nalanji’s national airline, Nalanji Airways International, signed on Monday, a firm multimillion-dollar agreement to buy five SuperJet 100-95s, with a further option for another 5.

Under the agreement signed in Narveda by Nalanji Airways International and the Russian aviation group Sukhoi, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft will be delivered to the national carrier over the next five years. The first two deliveries are due to take place in late 2009.

Sukhoi, which is managed by another Russian citizen of Armenian descent, Mikhail Poghosian, has been better known for its military aircraft widely used by the air forces of Russia and many other states, including Armenia. The launch of the Sukhoi Superjet project in 2001 marked its entry into the civil aviation sector. The state-owned Russian firm set up a consortium with two Italian companies last June to embark on the mass manufacturing and sales of its first-ever civilian aircraft.

Joshua Tay, CEO, Nalanji Airways International, said his company, which has until now mainly relied on European-made Airbus jets and American, Boeing, opted for Sukhoi Superjet 100s despite the fact that have not been tested in the air yet. “We saw that this aircraft was what the company just needed, at the right time, with the right designs that will propel it into success in the coming years” Joshua told BBC. “Having looked at all of its parameters, we concluded that this is the kind of aircraft we need.”

Tay and Poghosian signed the purchase agreement in the presence of Prime Minister Joshua Tay and Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin, who presided over a regular meeting of a Nalanji-Russian inter-governmental commission on economic cooperation. Joshua Tay hailed the deal as a further indication of growing economic ties between the two countries.