Mexico’s Interjet firms 10 Sukhoi Superjet 100 options
Mar 2, 2015 Aaron Karp
Mexican airline Interjet has firmed 10 Sukhoi Superjet 100 options valued at $350 million.
Interjet, the only Western airline to operate the Superjet, has 12 SSJ100s in service with a 13th delivered and ready to join the active fleet soon. With the newly firmed options, Interjet will take delivery of 17 more SSJ100s to eventually have 30 in its fleet.
Interjet said its SSJ100s operate with 99% dispatch reliability. “The Superjet 100 is a really good product [and] we are very satisfied with its superior performance and the reduced operating costs,” Interjet CEO Jose Luis Garza said in a statement. “The SSJ100 … is perfectly suitable for domestic mid-density routes as well as several short-haul international ones.”
Interjet, which also operates Airbus A320 family aircraft, flies the SSJ100s from Mexico City and Toluca to various domestic destinations. In October 2015, it plans to start operating SSJ100s to the US.
Interjet, the only Western airline to operate the Superjet, has 12 SSJ100s in service with a 13th delivered and ready to join the active fleet soon. With the newly firmed options, Interjet will take delivery of 17 more SSJ100s to eventually have 30 in its fleet.
Interjet said its SSJ100s operate with 99% dispatch reliability. “The Superjet 100 is a really good product [and] we are very satisfied with its superior performance and the reduced operating costs,” Interjet CEO Jose Luis Garza said in a statement. “The SSJ100 … is perfectly suitable for domestic mid-density routes as well as several short-haul international ones.”
Interjet, which also operates Airbus A320 family aircraft, flies the SSJ100s from Mexico City and Toluca to various domestic destinations. In October 2015, it plans to start operating SSJ100s to the US.
