Transaero Airlines (UN) is close to inking a deal with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co (SCAC) for a firm order of six Sukhoi Superjet 100s plus 10 options, CEO Olga Pleshakova said.
“Within several weeks, we plan to sign an agreement on six SSJ100s and options for an additional 10. The first two will be delivered in 2015, two in 2016 and the remaining two in 2017,” Pleshakova told in Singapore.
She said UN will operate the aircraft in a two-class layout, with a business- and an economy-class cabin, on short-haul domestic routes with a high frequency from its hub at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport and in the Russian Far East.
UN in 2009 considered ordering SSJs to substitute its much-delayed outstanding order for 10 Tupolev Tu-214s, which it placed in 2005. The carrier took delivery of its third Tu-214 in September 2009 . Production of the Tu-214 has been stopped since, and UN had hoped to reach an agreement with Financial Leasing Co. for them to take the three Tu-214s back and swap them with SSJs.
“We considered substituting our order on the Tupolev-214s into SSJs but left the idea. By 2015 we’ll conclude our lease payments on the Tu-214s and will own them. The Sukhoi Superjet is a different deal,” Pleshakova said.
UN carried 8.5 million passengers in 2011, up 27.2% on 2010, and launched 45 new routes.
As part of its continuous fleet renewal program and to support growth, UN placed orders for four Airbus A380s, four Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft, four 787s and eight A320neos. Deliveries of the A380s will start from the fourth quarter of 2015.
Article Source : ATW Daily News
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