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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) has delivered the first Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft
equipped with horizontal winglets to its launch customer, Russia’s Severstal Airlines,
after the manufacturer obtained a Major Change Approval from Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya),
some two years later than originally planned.
The aircraft with the sabre-shaped winglets (‘saberlets’), with serial number 95181 and the registration RA-89135,
was produced in 2019 and is being delivered to the Cherepovets-based carrier
under a lease contract with Russia’s State Transport Leasing Corporation (GTLK).
According to Sukhoi Civil’s presentation, the winglet kit weighs approximately 70 kilos
Since the Superjet 100 can be fitted with saberlets not only in series production, but also for those in current operation as well,
the airlines will be able to perform the retrofit themselves during regular maintenance under Service Bulletins.
The Service Bulletin covering the installation of saberlets on earlier produced aircraft has already been developed and issued by SCAC.
Saberlets will be manufactured and installed at SCAC’s production facilities.
The horizontal winglets’ Major Change Approval certification obtained by the OEM
allows for the deliveries of such aircraft to Russian customers only.
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Severstal originally took delivery of the aircraft in June but it was placed in storage to await the winglet retrofit.
