Russia has irretrievably lost two of all 185 Sukhoi Superjet passenger aircraft that the country operates. All 37 passengers and 8 crew on board were killed. The plane had taken off minutes before from Jakarta's Halim Airport on a promotional flight for the recently launched jet, and was carrying Sukhoi personnel and representatives of various local airlines. 41 occupants were killed in the accidents. On 10 May, at 09:00 (02:00 UTC), the wreckage of the Sukhoi Superjet was found on Mount Salak.Most of the passengers were journalists and prospective clients.The Indonesian NTSC had released their preliminary report, which listed factual findings but did not attempt to determine the cause of the accident.
Sukhoy Superdzhet 100) or SSJ100 is a regional jet designed by Russian aircraft company Sukhoi, a division of the United Aircraft Corporation.With development starting in 2000, it made its maiden flight on 19 May 2008 and its first commercial flight on 21 April 2011 with Armavia. On 9 May 2012, a Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner on a demonstration tour in Indonesia crashed on Mount Salak, in the province of West Java. As Sukhoi and In 2018, serial production was planned for 2025, four years after design approval. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 which is manufactured in the Russia’s Far East is the first passenger jet manufactured by Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union. S7 Airlines, which had committed to 75 of the shortened aircraft, may seek alternatives from Bombardier or Embraer.By August 2016, 133 SSJ100s were in operation with eight airlines and five governmental and business aviation organizations.It is impossible to confirm the accuracy of the Superjet order backlog as the manufacturer does not provide up to date order information, and there have been no updates on many longstanding orders. The RRJ programme allocated $63.5 million to the development of a 4–5 tf (8,800–11,000 lbf) engine between 2003 and 2015. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (Russian: Сухой Суперджет 100, tr. On 5 May 2019, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft operating the flight was climbing out when it was struck by lightning. With a different jet, a demo flight had been flown successfully in In the decade between 2002 and 2012, there were seven aviation crashes in the area of Indonesia's Air Traffic Control, Jakarta Branch, reported that communication between ATC and aircraft was done in English, there was no language problem hampering communication. Four engines were initially envisaged: the Key suppliers were selected in October 2003, including In June 2007, Boeing expanded its assistance to cover flight and maintenance crew training and manuals, and spare parts management and supply.By January 2009, the first two aircraft had completed over 80 flights, and the engines had accumulated 2,300 hours of tests.In December 2009, engine availability issues resulted in deliveries being delayed indefinitely.By June 2010, certification was 90% complete but was delayed due to SaM146 engine problems that were not encountered during testing.Sukhoi is planning a 'Russified' Superjet 100 for 2020: a smaller PD-10 variant of the Western content accounts for 55-60% of an SSJ100 cost but The five-abreast cross-section is more optimised beyond 70 seats than the four-abreast On 19 April 2011, the first production aircraft was handed over to In June 2017, dispatch reliability increased to 97.85% from 96.94% a year earlier, while there were 89.6 malfunctions per 1,000 flight-hours, down by 40%.In September 2018, Interjet was reported to be considering replacing its SSJ100s with By February 2019, CityJet's remaining five SSJ100s stood idle and were expected to be transferred to Slovenia's Sukhoi delivered only three SSJs in the first half of 2019; its financial results show a sevenfold drop in aircraft sales revenue and a fourfold drop in overall sales revenue, resulting in a 32% increase in its net loss. Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a scheduled passenger flight from Moscow–Sheremetyevo to Murmansk, Russia. The bodies of 41 people killed in the accident have been recovered, Russia… By 2019, the priority had shifted to the replacement of Western parts on the SSJ100 so that the aircraft can be sold to US-sanctioned countries such as Iran. In the short-term, the company's main hope is that Aeroflot will firm up its 2018 preliminary agreement for 100 SSJs.Only Aeroflot is expected to take deliveries of the jet in 2020Three variants were initially planned, seating 60, 78 and 98 passengers: the RRJ-60, RRJ-75 and RRJ-95, respectively. The company needs to achieve a production rate of 32 to 34 aircraft per year to make a profit, though demand for Russian models in the 60–120 seat category is forecast to be only 10 aircraft per year over a 20-year period. The crash-landing on Sunday is the latest serious setback for Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane.