June 30, 2011

Vladimir Dmitriev, Chairman of Vnesheconombank, Alessandro Castellano, Chief Executive Officer of the Italian Export Credit Agency SACE, and Pierre Lellouche, the French Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, are pleased to announce that they have finalized a cooperation agreement in order to support export credits for the sales of Superjet aircraft.

This agreement was signed today at the Ministry of Economy in Paris during the G20 Conference on Export Credits, which gathers all Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) of G20 countries.

The agreement describes common understandings among the Vnesheconombank VEB and the French and Italian ECAs Coface and SACE with respect to the agreed financing scheme which consists of the mix of a VEB Facility and a commercial facility covered by Coface and SACE. In practice, VEB will provide an amount of 1/3 of the Aircraft Loan Amount while a commercial bank will provide the remaining 2/3 of the loan which will be covered by an export credit insurance of Coface and SACE (as it is usually the case for the support of the French-Italian ATR aircraft for example).

In any case, the export credit provisions offered for Superjet aircraft will comply with the OECD guidelines on export credits, and in particular with the Aircraft Sector Understanding (ASU) that has been renegotiated in 2010 and approved in February 2011.

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) is a modern regional jet in the 75- to 95-seat category which has been commonly developed in Russia, Italy and France. It includes Italian manufacturers and leading aerospace group Finmeccanica, alongside French manufacturers such as Safran and Thalès.

The first SSJ-100 delivery has taken place in Spring 2011.

The common Understanding between VEB, SACE and Coface will help find new financing for the future deliveries of the aircraft in the coming years.

June 29, 2011. Toulouse, France.

EASA experts started inspections of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 at Blagnac airport  in Toulouse – as part of validation of IAC AR Type Certificate procedure.

During the inspections, the compliance of the systems and airframe of the aircraft SN 97005 with EASA requirements is to be checked. EASA launched the check activities on June 27, 2011 and will continue the inspections until July 10, 2011. A total of 15 flights will be performed with participation of EASA pilots in order to accomplish the required tests.

“EASA certification is a top priority milestone for the entire SSJ100 program and partners. We look forward to continuing the successful collaboration with EASA and will certainly do our best to receive EASA certificate, having in mind that in 2012 SuperJet International is going to start  the deliveries to the Mexican customer – Interjet airlines. I’m sure that the European certification will boost the SSJ100 backlog growth in the international markets” – said JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft First Vice-President for design and certification Igor Vinogradov.

June 24 2011, Paris Le Bourget

SuperJet International – a joint venture between Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica Company) and
Sukhoi Holding – announced today the execution of a “SuperCare” Agreement with the launch customer
Armavia for after-sales support of its SSJ100 fleet of 2 aircraft.

The agreement was announced at the Le Bourget International Airshow by Mr. Carlo Logli, Chief
Executive Officer of SuperJet International, and Mr Norayr Shakratovich Belluyan, General Director of
Armavia.

SuperJet International will provide the Armenian carrier Armavia with customized spares availability and
maintenance/repair solutions of on-board equipments for an initial term of 6 years. The agreement is
worth about USD 4 million.

The “SuperCare” agreement is a comprehensive “per-flight-hour” program developed by SJI with the aim
of maximizing aircraft availability to operators and optimizing their maintenance and associated
administrative costs.

“It is an important milestone which confirms the SuperJet international’s fundamental commitment and
role in the SSJ100 Program – states Mr. Carlo Logli, Chief Executive Officer of SuperJet International –
Since the SSJ100 entry into service, we have been committed to ensuring the maximum level of aftersales
performance and aircraft availability.

A similar “SuperCare” agreement was also signed in January 2011 with the Mexican airline Interjet, along
with the order of 15 aircraft plus 5 options – continued Mr. Logli – thus showing the added value of such
an integrated lifecycle solution specifically designed for our valuable SSJ100 operators.

“We are very proud to work with SuperJet International, by joining its “SuperCare” Plan. We deem it is the
right solution to boost our aircraft availability while minimizing costs and keeping full budget control
through a fixed rate per flight hour“ states Mr Norayr Shakratovich Belluyan, General Director of Armavia.

The 2 plus 3 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft’s order with Armavia was finalized by SCAC (Sukhoi Civil
Aircraft Company). SuperJet International, which is responsible for worldwide after-sales support for
SSJ100 aircraft, will carry out maintenance and technical support not only to Western Customers, but
also to SCAC’s Customers.

In this perspective, SuperJet International is currently providing Armavia with Flight Crew, Cabin Crew
and Maintenance staff training courses, along with on-site support.

The first Sukhoi Superjet 100 entered into revenue services with Armavia on April 21, 2011. The aircraft
was put into operation in an extremely short period of time, two days after the official delivery to the
launch customer on April, 19 2011. On June 16, 2011 the SSJ100 entered into commercial operation with
the Russian airline Aeroflot from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

The first SSJ100 had 98% dispatch reliability in the first month of operation, confirming its great
performances and operational capabilities. So far the SSJ100 totalized 120 flights and more than 269
hours.

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June 22, 2011. Paris – Le Bourget

SuperJet International – a joint venture between Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica Company) and Sukhoi Holding – signed an order today with the Italian Blue Panorama Airlines for the purchase of 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft. Based on the list price, the agreement has an estimated value of USD 370 million.

The deliveries of these SSJ100/95B aircraft will start at the end of 2012. The aircraft interiors will be provided by the Italian design group Pininfarina.

The Blue Panorama SSJ100 fleet will be also supported by SuperJet International with tailored after-sales solutions beginning with the first delivery.

The first Sukhoi Superjet 100 entered into revenue services with Armavia on April 21, 2011. The aircraft was put into operation in an extremely short period of time, two days after the official delivery to the launch customer on April, 19 2011. On June 16, 2011 the SSJ100 entered into commercial operation with the Russian airline Aeroflot from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

During the first two months of operation the SSJ100 totalized 119 flights and more than 268 hours. Owing to its economic efficiency and operational capabilities, the aircraft confirmed to be suitable both to regional and to short-haul routes.

June 21, 2011. Paris – Le Bourget

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, have the pleasure to announce that the new Business Jet version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jet (SBJ) will be launched next October in occasion of the NBAA (National Business Aviation Association) convention in Las Vegas.

The announcement was made during the Le Bourget International Airshow by the President of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and General Director of Sukhoi Holding Mr. Mikhail Pogosyan, and the Chief Executive Officer of Alenia Aeronautica and Responsible for Finmeccanica’s Aeronautics sector,  Mr. Giuseppe Giordo.

The development of the new SBJ version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) falls within the responsibilities of SuperJet International, the joint venture between Alenia Aeronautica and Sukhoi Holding.

Based on the SSJ100/95 platform, the SBJ will be available in three different configurations: the VIP, the Corporate and the Government.

The VIP Version of the SSJ100 combines outstanding comfort due to its spacious interiors and a superb performance in terms of cost savings.

Several comfort zones are easily tailored in order to satisfy the Customers’ specific needs, including the office, the bedroom and the bathroom areas.

The additional fuel tanks in the cargo hold will provide the aircraft with a range of almost 4,300 nm more than double the SSJ100’s standard range of 1,645 nm, enabling passengers to fly non stop, for example from Paris to New York.

“Today we are launching the VIP version of SSJ100 aircraft, which is the first development of the aircraft platform. The SSJ100 aircraft currently in operation with two airlines brings together unsurpassed comfort and economic efficiency which is a perfect combination for the future success of the aircraft as a VIP version in the segment of large business jets” said Mikhail Pogosyan, the President of the United Aircraft Corporation and General Director of Sukhoi Holding.

“We are very proud to announce the new the Business configuration of the SSJ100. We decided to launch this new model in the frame of an enlargement of the new generation SSJ100 family. The SBJ is a modern and competitive aircraft based on innovative technologies. Our aim is to meet Customers needs with tailored solutions. With the aircraft in operation, I am confident it will be much easier for us to prove the SSJ100 quality and efficiency to a wide range of customers” stated Mr. Giuseppe Giordo, Chief Executive Officer of Alenia Aeronautica and Responsible for Finmeccanica’s Aeronautics sector.

The Certification of the new SBJ is scheduled for the beginning of 2014 with the first deliveries accordingly.

The launch of the new business version comes just two months after the EIS. The first SSJ100 entered into revenue services with Armavia on April 21, 2011. The aircraft was put into operation in an extremely short period of time, two days after the official delivery to the launch customer on April, 19 2011.

On June, 16 the SSJ100 entered into commercial operation with the Russian airline Aeroflot from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

During the first two months of operation the SSJ100 totalized 119 flights and more than 268 hours. Owing to its economic efficiency and operational capabilities, the aircraft confirmed to be suitable both to regional and to short-haul routes.