Sukhoi Superjet

The Sukhoi Superjet is a jet airliner built by Sukhoi of Russia.

History
The first Superjet 95B made its maiden flight in 2008, and the first production unit was delivered to Aeroflot in 2010. The first foreign delivery was a Superjet 95B to Interflug of Germany, whilst the first delivery to a North American customer came in the same year, a Superjet 95B to Interjet of Mexico. The Superjet entered service in BC in 2014 with the delivery of two Superjet 95LR to Air BC; Inter-Dominion Air Lines took delivery of its first two of the same type six weeks later.

Current orders are set to be filled in late 2024 with deliveries of Superjet 95B-100 for Chukotavia and Komiaviatrans and 95LR-150 to AirCal. AirCal hold options on a further 15, and negotiations are underway with several airlines in the United States, Canada, and South America about the sale of the Americanised 95LR-150 variant. As well, Sukhoi has built demonstrators of a similarly Americanised version of the 95B-100 designated 95B-150, and a stretched version seating up to 120 passengers designated Superjet 120; Aeroflot, Rossiya Airlines, and Croatia Airlines have filed Letters of Intent to order up to 160 Superjet 120.

Variants
A total of 504 Superjets of all variants have been built thus far, with 69 more on order and further orders pending.


 * Superjet 95A, 3 test aircraft built in 2008; all withdrawn.
 * Superjet 95B, first production version; launch customer was Aeroflot.
 * Superjet 95B-100, improved version of 95B; launch customer was Aeroflot.
 * Superjet 95B-150, version of 95B-100 with Pratt & Whitney engines and US avionics, 1 test aircraft built in 2023, further orders pending
 * Superjet 95LR, version of 95B with increased range; launch customer was Gazpromavia.
 * Superjet 95LR-100, improved version of 95LR; launch customer was IrAero
 * Superjet 95LR-150, version of 95LR-100 with Pratt & Whitney engines and US avionics, 10 built, 16 on order; launch customer was AirCal.
 * Superjet 95SBJ, military variant of 95B, 5 built between 2015 and 2018; 3 for the Royal Thai Air Force, 2 for the Kazakhstan Air Force.
 * Superjet 120, stretched version of 95LR-150, 1 demonstrator built in 2022; further orders pending

Current

 * Belgium
 * Sabena: 12 (4x 95B, 8x 95B-100)


 * British Columbia
 * Air BC: 19 (16x 95LR, 3x 95LR-100 (+12 on order))
 * Inter-Dominion Air Lines: 15 (95LR)


 * Burkina Faso
 * Air Burkina: 3 (95B)


 * Cameroon
 * Cameroon Airlines: 4 (95LR-100 (+3 on order))


 * Cuba
 * Cubana: 14 (8x 95LR, 6x 95LR-100)


 * Germany
 * Interflug: 18 (95B)


 * Greenland
 * Greenlandair: 5 (95B)


 * Indonesia
 * Merpati Nusantara Airlines: 3 (95B), +7 (95B-100, on order)


 * Iran
 * Iran Airtour: 18 (95LR-100)
 * Iran Aseman Airlines: 20 (95LR-100)


 * Ireland
 * CityJet: 7 (95B)


 * Italy
 * Blue Panorama Airlines: 8 (95LR)


 * Kazakhstan
 * Kazakhstan Air Force: 2 (95SBJ)


 * Mexico
 * Interjet: 27 (25x 95B, 2x 95LR)


 * Mongolia
 * Aero Mongolia: 4 (95LR-100)


 * North Korea
 * Air Koryo: 10 (95B)


 * Peru
 * AeroPerú: 9 (95B-100)


 * Rhodesia-Zimbabwe
 * Air RZ: 11 (95B)


 * Russia
 * Aeroflot: 61 (47x 95B (some sold), 1x 95LR, 9x 95B-100 (two sold), 4x 95LR-100)
 * Air Yugra: 2 (95B-100 (+9 on order))
 * ALROSA: 2 (95B-100)
 * Azimuth Airlines: 9 (1x 95B, 4x 95LR, 4x 95B-100)
 * Gazpromavia: 10 (95LR)
 * IrAero: 9 (2x 95B, 5x 95LR, 2x 95LR-100)
 * Komiaviatrans: 3 (95B-100 (+5 on order))
 * MChS Rossii (Ministry of Emergency Situations): 2 (95LR)
 * Red Wings Airlines: 16 (7x 95B, 2x 95LR, 7x 95B-100)
 * Rossiya Airlines: 66 (31x 95B, 1x 95LR, 33x 95B-100, 1x 95LR-100)
 * Severstal Air Company: 4 (95B-100)
 * Siberia Airlines: 27 (95B-100 (+18 on order))
 * UTAir: 23 (14x 95B, 9x 95LR (some sold))
 * Yakutia Airlines: 5 (2x 95B, 3x 95LR)
 * Yamal Airlines: 18 (1x 95B, 17x 95LR (some sold))


 * Slovenia
 * Adria Airways: 17 (95B-100)


 * Tajikistan
 * Tajik Air: 4 (95B)


 * Thailand
 * Royal Thai Air Force: 3 (95SBJ)
 * Thai Airways International: 16 (95B-100)


 * United States
 * AirCal: 9 (95LR-150 (+15 on order))


 * Yugoslavia
 * JAT Yugoslav Airlines: 24 (95LR)


 * Zambia
 * Royal Zambian Airlines: 1 (95B)

Former

 * Greenland
 * Sky Greenland: 5 (95B)


 * Indonesia
 * Kartika Airlines: 15 (95B)
 * Sky Aviation: 3 (95B)


 * Laos
 * Lao Central Airlines: 2 (95B)


 * Russia
 * Dobrolet Airlines: 1 (95B)
 * Moskovia Airlines: 1 (95B)
 * Yamal Airlines: 1 (95B-100)

Accidents and incidents

 * On 9 May 2012 Sukhoi demonstrator RA-95006 (c/n 95006/2010), struck Mount Salak in Indonesia during a demonstration flight, killing all 45 on board (Sukhoi personnel and representatives of various local airlines). The TAWS was ignored by the pilot, distracted by a conversation with a potential customer.


 * 21 July 2013 Sukhoi demonstrator RA-95004 (c/n 95004/2009), during an autoland evaluation with a single engine in a crosswind at Keflavík Airport on Iceland, the fuselage hit and slid down the runway with the gear up. During an intended go-around, the fatigued pilot throttled the wrong engine down, causing the aircraft to lose thrust. The plane continued to lose altitude and hit the runway even as the pilot realized his mistake and throttled up the engine. One of the five crew was injured during evacuation, and the aircraft was written off.


 * 10 October 2018 Yakutia Airlines Superjet 95B RA-95127 (c/n 95127/2014), operating as Flight R3414 from Ulan-Ude to Yakutsk, slid off the runway at Yakutsk Airport as the main landing gear collapsed. All 87 passengers and five crew were safely evacuated and none were seriously injured. The excursion was found to have been caused by ice on the runway and the airstrip's poor state of repair. The airliner was damaged beyond repair and was written off.


 * 5 May 2019 Aeroflot Superjet 95B RA-95137 (c/n 95137/2014), operating as Flight SU1492 from Moscow–Sheremetyevo to Murmansk, was climbing after takeoff when lightning discharged close to the aircraft from a nearby cumulonimbus cloud. The radio and other equipment failed, and the flight crew chose to make an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo. The aircraft bounced several times after an initial touchdown, and after the fourth hard touchdown a fire erupted and engulfed the rear of the aircraft. An emergency evacuation was then carried out but 41 out of 78 occupants died.