Yakutia Airline takes delivery of first SSJ100

Russia’s Yakutia Airline has taken delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100). The Yakutsk-based carrier has become the second operator of the type in Russia and the first customer in Russia’s Far East. According to Yakutia CEO Ivan Prostit, the aircraft will fly from Yakutsk to Khabarovsk, Blagoveshchensk, Vladivostok and other cities in Russia’s Far East and Siberia. The carrier also plans to use the aircraft on routes to Harbin, Niigata and Seoul. The ...