SuperJet International receives “EASA/ENAC-PART 145” Certificate

SuperJet International - the regional jet marketing, customization, and support Company for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional aircraft – has received certification “EASA/ENAC-PART 145” – Certificate Number IT.145.0332 – from ENAC (Italian Aeronautical Civil Authority).

 

The Certificate allows SuperJet International to carry out aircraft maintenance, completion and customization activities. The installation of the aircraft’s interiors and optional equipment will be accomplished at the SuperJet International maintenance base in Venice, Italy, by a team of professional and experienced engineers.

 

The PART 145 certification is an important step forward in the SJI certification process and ensures a growing ability to perform line maintenance as well as outstanding level of services in the field of aircraft customization.

 

“This is another major goal reached by the Company” – said Alessandro Franzoni, Chief Executive Officer of SuperJet International – “We are now working towards obtaining the EASA/ENAC-PART 147, necessary for SJI’s training activities, and the DOA (Design Organization Approval), essential to the design and development of VIP and cargo variants on the platform of the Sukhoi Superjet 100, by

the end of 2009”.

 

With this Certification, SuperJet International will have the capacity to carry out the line-maintenance on A320 aircraft at Venice Airport, while waiting to start the activities on the Sukhoi Superjet 100.

Further line-maintenance collaborations with other major airlines could be developed in the future.

 

SuperJet International, based in Venice, Italy, is a joint venture between Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company (51%) and Sukhoi Holding (49%). It is in charge of marketing, sales, customization and delivery of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jet in Europe, the Americas, Oceania, Africa and Japan, as well as of worldwide after-sales support.

SuperJet International is also responsible for the design and development of VIP and cargo variants.
A SuperJet International branch is already active in Moscow, together with sales offices in Toulouse, France and Washington, DC, USA.

Designed, developed and built by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), the Sukhoi Superjet 100 family is comprised of 78- and 98-seaters in basic (SSJ100/95B and SSJ100/75B) and long-range (SSJ100/95LR and SSJ100/75LR) configuration. The SSJ100 is the most advanced and environmentally friendly new generation regional jet. Superior technical and operational characteristics make SSJ100 a fully marketable and competitive product – cost-effective, easy to operate and maintain.
SSJ100 is a conceptually new platform designed specifically for a 100-seat segment offering the most efficient combination of regional efficiency with mainline capabilities.

The first SSJ100 was rolled out from SCAC’s final assembly shop at Komsomolsk-on Amur on September 26, 2007. First flight was successfully accomplished last May 19, 2008.

With two aircraft in the air since December 24, 2008, the programme scored 150 flights for a total exceeding 450 hours.

The first two aircraft are currently in test flight with a third aircraft scheduled to joint the flight test program in spring 2009. The certification plan calls for Russia civil certification by November 2009, followed by EASA certification in 2010 and FAA certification thereafter.

 

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