April 27, 2018 18:48

2 Iranian Airlines Sign Deals to Buy 40 Russian Airplanes

With an average list price of $50.5 million each, the two Sukhoi orders are estimated to have a total value of over $2 billion

Letters of intent were signed between Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and two Iranian airlines on the sidelines of Turkey’s Eurasia Airshow for the purchase of 20 Superjet 100 each on April 26.

The customized version of Superjet 100 assumes a significant increase in the share of Russian components in the design of the aircraft to eliminate the need to obtain US approval

Iran Aseman and Iran Air Tours signed letters of intent on Thursday with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company at Turkey’s Eurasia Airshow, calling for the delivery of a customized version of the Superjet 100 version dubbed RRJ95R from 2020 to 2022-23. Each carrier wants 20 aircraft.
The RRJ95R would contain markedly less foreign content while keeping the SSJ100’s Powerjet SaM.146 turbofans supplied by a partnership between France’s Safran and Russia’s NPO Saturn.
The manufacturer expects both airlines to convert their LOIs to firm orders by the end of the year, Aviation International News reported.
“We intend to increase the share of Russian-made items by 10-15%,” SCAC CEO Alexander Roubstov told journalists at the show.

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