Russia Leads Race for New Regional Jet After Engine Approval

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Russia Leads Race for New Regional Jet After Engine Approval​

June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co., the commercial unit of Russian military plane maker Sukhoi Co., is chipping away at a Canadian-Brazilian duopoly for regional jets after scoring a milestone certification for its SuperJet model.

The engine for the SuperJet, Russia’s first major passenger airplane project since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, was certified yesterday by the European Aviation Safety Agency. Russia’s Avia Register is set to follow “within a few weeks,” said PowerJet, the company selling the engine. Certification includes tests for safety, noise and emissions.

The approval brings the SuperJet, which can carry 75 to 95 passengers, one step closer to challenging Brazil’s Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA and Canada’s Bombardier Inc. as the only builders of regional jets. Certification for the plane may follow later this year, with three prototypes already accumulating thousands of hours of test flights, EASA said.

“From what we know today, the plane can still get certification this year,” Norbert Lohl, certification director at EASA, said at a ceremony in Cologne yesterday.

Bombardier filed for certification of its CSeries jet that seats 100 to 149 passengers with EASA at the beginning of the year, and Embraer filed for a competing plane this year, Lohl said. The process typically takes about five years, he said. Bombardier targets entry into service for 2013. The SuperJet may include a stretch version with up to 118 seats.

Crowded Field

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan and a planemaker from China may also file for certifications for similar sized planes with EASA in the foreseeable future, Lohl said, bringing the number of models competing in the same segment to five.
The SuperJet is “three to four years” ahead of competitors, Snecma Chief Executive Officer Philippe Petitcolin said at the event. Safran SA’s Snecma, together with Saturn NPO of Russia, makes the SaM146 engine for the SuperJet.
Some 13 engines will be produced this year, with as many as 50 following next year, Petitcolin said, reflecting the current order level of 122 planes for the SuperJet. Sukhoi has said it plans to sell at least 1,800 of the new jets over 20 years.
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, in which Italy’s Finmeccanica SpA owns 25 percent, is scheduled to deliver the first three SuperJets this year to Russian carrier OAO Aeroflot and Armenian airline Armavia, Sukhoi CEO Mikhail Pogosyan said in June. Fifteen SuperJets are scheduled for delivery in 2011, he said.

 

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Superjet's SaM146 engine wins EASA certification

Superjet's SaM146 engine wins EASA certification | ATW Online



PowerJet, the Snecma/NRO Saturn joint venture,yesterday received EASA type certification for the SaM146 engine powering the Sukhoi Superjet 100.

The SaM146 completed its certification tests on May 26 by passing the final medium bird ingestion test (ATW Daily News, May 27). PowerJet said that throughout the certification test program, the engine's performance "has fully met or exceeded expectations." The SaM146 has logged 7,100 hr. of testing, including 3,500 hr. in the air.

Chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Ebanga said, "PowerJet will provide a state-of-the-art engine right from service entry of the Sukhoi Superjet 100. This is also a landmark in relations between the European and Russian aerospace industries. We are now looking forward to seeing the SaM146 enter revenue service in the next few months."

EASA Executive Director Patrick Goudou added, "This certification shows that the SaM146 engine fully complies with EU safety regulations. It is the culmination of a particularly successful collaboration between PowerJet, the Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia and EASA. It marks the first certification of an aircraft engine jointly designed and produced in France and in Russia." PowerJet said certification by Russian authorities is "expected within a few weeks."

 

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Russia Leads Race for New Regional Jet After Engine Approval​

June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co., the commercial unit of Russian military plane maker Sukhoi Co., is chipping away at a Canadian-Brazilian duopoly for regional jets after scoring a milestone certification for its SuperJet model.

The engine for the SuperJet, Russia’s first major passenger airplane project since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, was certified yesterday by the European Aviation Safety Agency. Russia’s Avia Register is set to follow “within a few weeks,” said PowerJet, the company selling the engine. Certification includes tests for safety, noise and emissions.

The approval brings the SuperJet, which can carry 75 to 95 passengers, one step closer to challenging Brazil’s Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA and Canada’s Bombardier Inc. as the only builders of regional jets. Certification for the plane may follow later this year, with three prototypes already accumulating thousands of hours of test flights, EASA said.

“From what we know today, the plane can still get certification this year,” Norbert Lohl, certification director at EASA, said at a ceremony in Cologne yesterday.

Bombardier filed for certification of its CSeries jet that seats 100 to 149 passengers with EASA at the beginning of the year, and Embraer filed for a competing plane this year, Lohl said. The process typically takes about five years, he said. Bombardier targets entry into service for 2013. The SuperJet may include a stretch version with up to 118 seats.

Crowded Field

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan and a planemaker from China may also file for certifications for similar sized planes with EASA in the foreseeable future, Lohl said, bringing the number of models competing in the same segment to five.
The SuperJet is “three to four years” ahead of competitors, Snecma Chief Executive Officer Philippe Petitcolin said at the event. Safran SA’s Snecma, together with Saturn NPO of Russia, makes the SaM146 engine for the SuperJet.
Some 13 engines will be produced this year, with as many as 50 following next year, Petitcolin said, reflecting the current order level of 122 planes for the SuperJet. Sukhoi has said it plans to sell at least 1,800 of the new jets over 20 years.
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, in which Italy’s Finmeccanica SpA owns 25 percent, is scheduled to deliver the first three SuperJets this year to Russian carrier OAO Aeroflot and Armenian airline Armavia, Sukhoi CEO Mikhail Pogosyan said in June. Fifteen SuperJets are scheduled for delivery in 2011, he said.

Very beautiful picture.

 

[ThunderCat]

Nice. But this is not a leader. After Boeing and Airbus Bombardier leads the race of regional planes followed by the Brazilian embraer.

Plus there's another set of jets being produced in the russian federation that will surpass this plane and compete against 737s/A320s but only on the short/medium haul sector

 

[ThunderCat]

I found the name. Look up Irkut MS-21. That will be a good competitor against Boeing and Airbus.

 

[razgriz19]

Sukhoi is gonna have a hard time breaking into the international market in europe and in north america
Bombardier also introduced their new narrow body C-series jets



btw im gonna be working for bombardier in a couple of years! =D

 

[ViXuyen]

A couple of years ago, Mitsubishi wanted to get into this market niche too and their first potential customer was Viet Nam . We offer to buy their jet but the condition was that 30% of the value of the plane had to be manufactured in Viet Nam. They refused so no deal was signed. What a loss for both sides

 

[regular]

The Jet realli looks so nice...So Russians do have the commercial Jet Technology......

 

[Determined Tiger]

yeah....success....her are some opinions from the west though about Russian "superior" jet:

At 35,000 Feet, a Russian Image Problem - Readers' Comments - NYTimes.com

i hope there will be a lots of vietanmese and indian passengers flying on that plane!!! I WISH!!!

 

[ViXuyen]

This is a big loss for Japan industry as Sukhoi already found several export customers for this jet.

 

[Zabaniyah]

Boeing all the way

 

[Harry_Thomason]

Russian planes always had reliability issues, and although I had flown with them, I'd prefer Boeing or Airbus if possible.

 

[ThunderCat]

Russian planes always had reliability issues, and although I had flown with them, I'd prefer Boeing or Airbus if possible.

Agreed. But that is more about the older variants. I think the newer ones are going to work out well.

 

[ThunderCat]

Sukhoi "superjet" is much too small in terms of passanger capacity BUT for very small destinations and VIP flights it'll be good.
It'll be successful in the short haul industry like Dubai to Abu Dhabi flights, but that's it. Boeing and Airbus are going to rule the skies.

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Here's the Russian plane I think that will pawn Sukhoi but will not surpass Boeing and Airbus:

Russian MS-21 to compete with Boeing and Airbus - YouTube

 

[Tshering22]

^^ The MS-21 and Superjet 100 will give tough competition to the likes of Embraer Lineage 1000 and the upcoming Canadian Bombardier C-series aircraft that are targeting the same market. However, what makes them more appealing is the fact that their after sales support, tech support and other stuff is just too good. Russia is known for its aviation but they will have to brush up their after sales support and other agreements that follow aircraft purchases.

BTW a private corporation has already placed orders for the MS-21 from Malaysia.