SSJ100 confirms Airworthiness Certification

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 “Implementation Procedures for the Russia-Italy Bilateral Airworthiness Agreement”, has been announced on November 6, in Rome by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority ENAC and the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency FATA. This marks an important step for the SSJ100 Program. The agreement formalises the amendment to the existing procedure of 2013, confirming acceptance of SSJ100 aircraft exported into Italy with an “Export Certificate of Airworthiness” issued by FATA in accordance with current Russian Regulation and in compliance with the European Requirements and type design, as listed in the bilateral agreement between the Russian Federation and Italy. As of October 2017, there are 105 SSJ100 aircraft in service worldwide and they have logged more than 340.000 flight hours in 230.000 commercial flights. The aircraft is operated by Russian airlines as Aeroflot, Gazpromavia, IrAero, Azimuth as well as foreign customers: Interjet (Mexico), CityJet (Ireland) and the Royal Thai Air Force (Thailand). The SSJ100 is a new-generation 100-seats commercial jet, developed and produced by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company.