29 Mar 2024
Sputnik - Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) on Monday expressed hope that the United States would green-light the deliveries of Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ100) airliners to Iran.


LE BOURGET (France) (Sputnik) In February, 2016, UAC Vice-President Vladislav Masalov said the delivery ofthese planes toIran could only be made afterthe approval ofUS component manufacturers.


"We are working onthis. We have a ray ofhope, asthe United States gave a 100-percent permit toDreamliner and Boeing 777, if I am not mistaken. This is why, if they had approved their own plane, we hope that they will also approve the aircraft with6 percent ofUS [components]," UAC President Yury Slyusar said.


On April 2, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Iran had shown interest inpurchasing 100 SSJ100 passenger planes, butonly 12 aircraft were agreed upon.

In December, Iran Air finalized a deal onthe purchase of80 aircraft fromBoeing and is expected toreceive 50 Boeing 737 and 30 Boeing 777 aircraft overthe next 10 years.

The SSJ100 is a twin-engine plane made byRussia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company. It can transport upto 98 passengers and fly distances ofup to2,700 miles. The cost forone aircraft is around $36 million inits basic configuration. The jet made its maiden flight inMay 2008.
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