Monday, December 15, 2014

India interested in Russian Superjet

The Russian plane arrived to the Indian capital from Moscow on Dec. 12 specially for the presentation in order to allow the local officials and entrepreneurs see it with their own eyes and assess the prospects of the project.

«It's the first time that we arrived in India on a new version of Sukhoi Superjet 100 and had the opportunity to demonstrate it to our Indian colleagues. Before that, it participated in a number of air shows in India - in Bangalore and Hyderabad, - the head of the United Aircraft Corporation Mikhail Pogosyan told RIR. According to him, the presentation of the Superjet will foment Indian colleagues' interest to participate in the project of producing this aircraft in India.

To date, more than 30 Sukhoi Superjets 100 have been produced, and some of them purchased by the airlines of Mexico and the Southeast Asian countries. In the future the flight geography of Russian aircraft has good prospects for expansion.

«We are considering multifaceted cooperation with India: the provision of services, aviation equipment supplies as well as collaboration with the Indian industry,» - Pogosyan noted. He also added that the UAC is ready to continue its cooperation with the Indian public and private companies, including the establishment of joint ventures.
15/12/14 Russia & India Report
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