On February 19, 2015 in the framework of Aero India International Aerospace Show Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and Bishwo Airways signed a Letter of Intent for the delivery of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft.

It is expected that further consultations will result in a contract for five Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft. The aircraft shall have a two-class layout for 93 passengers. In accordance with the tentative agreement the first SSJ100 will be delivered in 2017.

Bishwo Airways is a private airline, registered in Nepal in the summer of 2014. Bishwo Airways is a subsidiary of Bishwo Holdings, a diversified Nepalese investment holding company based in Singapore. Airbus 330-200 featuring the airline’s fleet will initially be operating flights to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Malaysia with furtherexpansion of its route network to Asia, the Middle East and Europe.