OREANDA-NEWS. December 21, 2012. On December 18 2012 the first Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft for “Aircompany Yakutia” was delivered to the customer.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 (MSN 95019) arrived to the airline base airport in Yakutsk (Russia) from Ulianovsk where its interior had been installed and the airplane painted to “Yakutia” livery.

“Yakutia” has become the second Russian airline to which we delivered Sukhoi Superjet 100 however at the same time the first customer in the Russian Far East. It is a pleasure for us to see an increasing number of Russian air carriers which air fleet featuring the state-of-the-art Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft”, said the President of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company Mr Vladimir Prisyazhnyuk.

“The aircraft will be put into operation in the near future. The airline passengers will be able to evaluate advantages of the new airliner during the flights from Yakutsk to Khabarovsk, Blagoveshchensk, Vladivostok and other cities of the Far East and Siberia”, said the Director General of “Aircompany Yakutia” Mr Ivan Prostit.

“Yakutia” is also planning to operate international destinations by Sukhoi Superjet 100 from Yakutsk to Harbin (China), Niahata (Japan) and Seoul (South Korea).

Sukhoi Superjet 100 can be operated in severe climatic conditions of the North of Russia as well as to airports in arctic region - where the airline is planning to operate flights to.

Early November 2012 Sukhoi Superjet 100 obtained the Supplement to the Type Certificate expanding operational conditions in the high north latitude area. The flight tests proved the proper functioning of the aircraft avionics, most notably the inertial reference system and the satellite navigation systems GPS and GLONNAS in flights in high north latitude area of up to 78 degrees.

In October 2012 SuperJet International, the company in charge of Customer Services and Training, completed training of the first four “Yakutia” flight crews in Zhukovsky Training Center. The next group of pilots and technical staff is planned for training in early 2013.

JSC “Aircompany Yakutia” and JCS “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company” signed a contract for delivery of two Sukhoi Superjet 100 for 93 passenger seats each with configuration: 8 seats – business-class, 85 seats – economy class.

The second delivery of the aircraft is expected in the first quarter of the next year.

“Yakutia” is a leading airline in the market of air transportation in Yakutia (Russia) and demonstrates a steady growth of its key performance indicators. In 2011 the airline carried more than 1 million passengers.

The geography of flights includes destinations inside the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia and international flights as well. In the Far East Federal District of Russia “Yakutia” operates flights to 8 from 9 existing sub-federal units allowing passengers to enjoy direct flights inside the region.