SuperJet International
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SuperJet International (SJI) is a joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...

 between Alenia Aeronautica
Alenia Aeronautica
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica subsidiary, is a European aerospace company from Italy. Its subsidiaries include Alenia Aermacchi and Alenia Aeronavali...

 (51%) and Sukhoi Holding (49%) to ensure the market success of the new Sukhoi Superjet 100
Sukhoi Superjet 100
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a modern, fly-by-wire regional jet in the 75- to 95-seat category. With development starting in 2000, the plane was designed by the civil aircraft division of the Russian aerospace company Sukhoi in co-operation with Western partners...

, an advanced 75-100 seats regional jet
Regional jet
A Regional jet , is a class of short to medium-range turbofan powered airliners.-History:The term "Regional jet" describes a range of short to medium-haul turbofan powered aircraft, whose use throughout the world expanded after the advent of Airline Deregulation in the United States in...

 available on the market.

Formed in July 2007 and based in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

, SuperJet International is responsible for marketing, sales, customization and delivery of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional jet in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

 plus other markets such as Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

 and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The Company is also in charge of training and worldwide after-sales support as well as the design and development of VIP, business and cargo variant.

Since its incorporation, SuperJet International has implemented a network consisting of dedicated branches and offices located all over the world. The Company established a branch in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

 providing the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n clients with logistical and technical support, and an additional sale-office in Washington D.C. (USA) allowing for growth in the global market. Several more offices will be opened in due course in other major markets.

SuperJet International's mission is promoting and selling the Sukhoi SuperJet 100 in the western markets and supplying Customers with the best after-sales service. SJI rely on the vast experience of its shareholders: Sukhoi Holding, the most renowned Russian Aviation Company, and Alenia Aeronautica, a member of the Finmeccanica Group and heir to the leading expertise in the Italian aviation industry.

Technology and innovation are the keystones of SuperJet International's philosophy. The SSJ100 aims to be a new player on the global market promoting a revival in the air transportation business.

Customer Services

Headquartered in Venice (Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

), with a branch already established in Moscow (Russian Fed.) and two Representative Offices in Washington D.C. (USA) and Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 (Republic of China), SuperJet International Customer Services is responsible for worldwide after-sales support for Sukhoi Superjet 100 Operators.

SJI has selected Lufthansa Technik Logistik GmbH (LTL) as the global logistics provider to manage the Sukhoi Superjet 100 spares distribution centres worldwide. SJI utilizes the new partnership taking advantage of LTL’s facilities based at Frankfurt International Airport, equipped with a brand new fully automated warehouse as well as the use of LTL’s existing worldwide network.

Training

Committed to be a global training provider and made up of a team of International experienced instructors and pilots, the SJI Training Center is developing a flexible portfolio of training services for the new regional jet Sukhoi Superjet 100.
Today, the SJI Training Center provides the support for SSJ100 flight and maintenance training through an ever-growing range of certified courses for:
Flight Crews (Type Rating and Recurrent), Cabin Crews
Cabin Crew
Cabin Crew are a dance music duo from Sydney, Australia, that consists of Ben Garden and Rob Kittler.-Career:...

 (Transition and Refresher)and Maintenance and Ground Operations staff.

SJI Training Centre is certified by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as a Flight Training Organization (FTO) and as an approved Maintenance Training Organization (MTO) under EASA PART 147.
Furthermore, Maintenance and Flight Training Organizations certifications issued by ENAC have been endorsed by the Russian Civil Aviation Authority and by the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia to comply with local requirements of SSJ100 launch customers.

MAJOR STEPS 2010

February 4, 2010
The Fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 Joins the Flight Certification Campaign

February 5, 2010
ENAC signs agreement with Russian Authority for the introduction of Russian aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...

 and mainly SSJ

February 9–12, 2010
SuperJet International organises its first “Customer Services Operators Conference”

February 11, 2010
SuperJet International signs a Letter of Intent with Aeroflot
Aeroflot
OJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines , commonly known as Aeroflot , is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Russian Federation, based on passengers carried per year...

 for MRO Services on SSJ 100 fleet

February 25, 2010
The third SSJ 100 prototype SN95004 arrives in Yakutsk
Yakutsk
With a subarctic climate , Yakutsk is the coldest city, though not the coldest inhabited place, on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from in July to in January. The coldest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast...

 to undergo cold soak trails

March 2–3, 2010
SJI attends the MRO Russia Conference in Moscow

March 10, 2010
SuperJet International receives the Approval Certificate AFL/047 for the MRO EASA Part 145 from Aeroflot - Russian Airlines
Russian Airlines
Russian Airlines can refer to one of two de facto flag carrier airlines of the Russian Federation:* Aeroflot, the former flag carrier of the Soviet Union, based at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport...

.

March 19, 2010
The SSJ100 completes cold soak trials

May 2010
SJI inaugurates a web marketing campaign

May 24–27, 2010
SJI attends RAA (the Regional Airlines Association) in Milwaukee (Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

)

May 26, 2010
SaM146 engine completes certification tests

June 22, 2010
SuperJet International Training Center is ready to provide the first Type Training Course for Cabin Crew

June 23, 2010
SaM146 engine is certified by EASA
European Aviation Safety Agency
The European Aviation Safety Agency is an agency of the European Union with offices in Cologne, Germany, which has been given regulatory and executive tasks in the field of civilian aviation safety. It was created on 15 July 2002, and it reached full functionality in 2008, taking over functions...



July 2010
The CEET (Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer) is available at the SJI Training Center in Tessera
Tessera
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July 19–25, 2010
SuperJet International attends Farnborough Airshow 2010

July 21, 2010
SuperJet International signs an agreement for 30 SSJ100 with Pearl Aircraft Corporation

August 20, 2010
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 arrives in Italy, at Caselle-Torino airport

August 24, 2010
SaM146 engine receives its Type Certificate from Interstate Aviation Committee Aviation Register

September 2, 2010
SuperJet International signs a MoU with Willis Lease Finance Corporation

MAJOR STEPS 2009

February 10, 2009
Two Sukhoi Superjet 100 prototypes successfully complete 300 flight hours

February 19, 2009
SuperJet International opens its North America Office in Washington

March 4, 2009
SuperJet International opens Russian Branch in Moscow

March 19, 2009
SuperJet International selects Technik Logistik as global logistics provider for Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet

April 1–2, 2009
SuperJet International attends the 2009 edition of the Regional Airline Conference in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...



April 1, 2009
The first two Superjet 100 Series Jets arrive at Flight Test Center in Zhukovsky
Ramenskoye Airport
Ramenskoye Airport , also known as Ramenskoye Airfield or Zhukovsky Airfield, is an airport in Moscow Oblast, Russia located 40 km southeast of Moscow and near the town of Ramenskoye. It serves as a major aircraft testing facility since the Cold War years with the majority of the major Russian...

 to Commence Accelerated Flight Certification Testing

April 7, 2009
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Alenia Aeronautica Announce Completion of the Acquisition of 25% + 1 share in the SCAC Capital

April 16, 2009
SuperJet International receives EASA/ENAC-PART 145” Certificate

April 17, 2009
EASA pilots perform the first familiarization flights on Sukhoi Superjet 100 S/N’s 95001 and 95003

April 29, 2009
SSJ 100 successfully completes natural icing trials in Arkhangels

May 18–21, 2009
SuperJet International attends RAA (the Regional Airlines Association) in Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...



June 2009
SuperJet International announces its new web site

June 15–21, 2009
The Debut of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 at “Le Bourget Airshow” in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...



July 27, 2009
The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 prototype joins the Test Campaign

August 5, 2009
SuperJet International receives from ENAC
École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile
The ' is a French and a national French civil aeronautics academy .It was founded in 1949 in Paris Orly and moved to Toulouse in 1968....

 the certification EASA PART 147

August 18–23, 2009
SuperJet International Customer Services attends MAKS 2009 in Moscow

August 19, 2009
SuperJet International announces the execution of a Letter of Intent
Letter of intent
A letter of intent is a document outlining an agreement between two or more parties before the agreement is finalized. The concept is similar to a heads of agreement...

 (L.o.I.) with Armenian carrier Armavia Airlines for the After Sales Support of its fleet of new Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft

August 19, 2009
SuperJet international announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding
Memorandum of understanding
A memorandum of understanding is a document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action. It is often used in cases where parties either do not imply a legal commitment or in...

 (MoU) with Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

, based Aeroplex for MRO services to support Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft.

September 2009
The Training Centre is ready to supply training services to Customers for either Flight Crew and Maintenance Crew, in Moscow and in Venice

September 21, 2009
Sukhoi Superjet 100 completes High Altitude Test Campaign in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...



October 7–9, 2009
SuperJet International attends ERA General Assembly 2009 (Interlaken
Interlaken
Interlaken is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland, a well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland.-History:...

, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

)

October 14–16, 2009
SuperJet International attends ALTA Airline Leaders Forum

November 2009
Three Sukhoi Superjet 100 prototypes successfully complete 500 flight hours and 1300 hours

MAJOR STEPS 2008

October 14, 2008
SuperJet International Certified as Flight Training Organization

July 16, 2008
SuperJet International announces order for 20 Sukhoi Superjet 100

July 16, 2008
Alenia Aeronautica and Sukhoi express full satisfaction for the Kremlin
Kremlin
A kremlin , same root as in kremen is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. This word is often used to refer to the best-known one, the Moscow Kremlin, or metonymically to the government that is based there...

’s go-ahead to SCAC’s 25% + one share acquisition by Alenia

MAJOR STEPS 2007

November 28, 2007
Finmeccanica and Sukhoi Aviation Holding sign the final industrial agreement for Superjet 100

September 26, 2007
World première for the Superjet 100: Alenia Aeronautica and Sukhoi introduce the regional jet of the future

September 10, 2007
Alenia Aeronautica, Sukhoi: Superjet International starts operations in Venice

October 17, 2007
Superjet International at ERA General Assembly 2007

April 5, 2007
Alenia Aeronautica and TsAGI Institute sign MoU for commercial aircraft aerostructures design
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