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http://www.rusaviainsider.com/superjet- ... i-nametag/Superjet 100 loses its Sukhoi nametag
November 28th, 2018
Russia’s Irkut Corporation, producer of the country’s MC-21 advanced airliner,
has been handed full control of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC),
manufacturer of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional jet,
after receiving all of SCAC’s shares.
SCAC was previously fully owned by Sukhoi Company and
the change of ownership is part of an overall plan to create
a fully-fledged, autonomous commercial aviation division under the auspices of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) parent company.
The decision has been accepted by both planemakers,
whose boards of directors have approved the switch,
although no further details or comments have yet been offered by either company.
A source in the industry has explained to Russian Aviation Insider
that the SSJ100 has already lost the term ‘Sukhoi’ from its title and
is instead to be re-marketed as Superjet 100,
which is what UAC’s website is currently calling it.
As a result of the corporate switch,
UAC’s main commercial aircraft programmes are now
the SSJ100 regional jet,
the advanced narrow-body MC-21 – which stands for ‘Magistralny Samolet 21 veka’ in Russian, or ‘mainline aircraft of the 21st century’ – and
the wide-body CR929 (C for China and R for Russia) which is being jointly developed by UAC with China’s COMAC.
These projects are therefore no longer associated with a specific individual local manufacturer.
Exceptions to this are the Ilyushin IL-114-300 turboprop and IL-96 wide-body,
whilst the Tupolev Tu-204/214 are not longer listed on UAC’s website.
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https://www.aerotime.aero/clement.charp ... s-and-nameon 29th November 2018
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is dead, long live the Superjet 100!
Russian conglomerate United Aircraft Building Corporation (UAC) transferred
the shares of its subsidiary Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAS) to another subsidiary,
Irkut Corporation, hence the name change.
The measure comes as no surprise,
as SCAS was having trouble lately meeting delivery deadlines,
while facing engine quality problems.
In October and November 2018,
one of its biggest clients, State Transport Leasing Company (STLC),
filed two consecutive claims for a total of $7.7 million,
as SCAS fell short to complete an order of around 30 SSJ-100 aircraft.
Another applicable engine SaM146,
manufactured by a Franco-Russian joint venture Powerjet,
shows early wear after 2,000-4,000 flight hours,
despite manufacturers’ claims that the engine is designed to work for 7,500-8,000 hours,
said sources close to the matter to Russian media Vedomosti.
In November 2018,
Brussels Airlines announced that the recurring problems affecting their four Sukhoi Superjet 1000 aircraft
would force the company not to renew their lease,
opting for leased Bombardier CRJ-900s instead.
But the Superjet is not the only troubled plane at UAC.
The second civilian program at Irkut, the MC-21,
sees delay after delay.
On November 25, 2018, Alexander Rubtsov, president of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (also working on the project), a
nnounced in an interview to Rossiyskaya Gazeta tha
the certification would not come before 2020,
one year later than the previous forecast for entry into service.