First Deputy Head of
the Russian Government Office Sergey Prikhodko said that Russia's Sukhoi Civil
Aircraft Company and Serbia's airline Air Serbia are in talks on the matter.
MOSCOW, October 19.
/TASS/. Russia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and Serbia's airline Air Serbia
are in talks on the possibility of supplying Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100)
aircraft, First Deputy Head of the Russian Government Office Sergey Prikhodko
told reporters ahead of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's official visit
to Serbia.
"The issue of
supplying Russian-made aircraft to Serbia is being discussed in several
formats. In particular, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company is working with Serbia's
airline Air Serbia on the issue of updating the airline's fleet by purchasing
Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft," Prikhodko said.
The possibility of
establishing a service center for SSJ 100 in the Belgrade airport is also being
considered, he added. "In June, the Serbian side has completed the process
of certification for technical servicing of Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in
accordance with requirements of the European Aviation Safety Agency,"
Prikhodko noted.
In the future, Air
Serbia may also be interested in purchasing Russia's MS-21 aircraft which is
currently at the stage of pre-certification trials, he said.
Source: ITAR-TASS
19-10-2019
