The Sukhoi Superjet 100 will not be delivered to launch customer Aeroflot until the second half of 2009, a year behind schedule, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. and the Russian airline revealed this week. A Sukhoi spokesperson confirmed the delay to Agence France Presse. Lev Koshlyakov, Aeroflot's deputy head, told Reuters that Sukhoi had informed it via a letter not to expect any SSJ100s until the 2009 third quarter. The carrier had expected to take delivery of as many as 30 in the second half of ...
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