Red Wings to Cease SSJ100 Operations

Russia's Red Wings Airlines will cease Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) operations in May. The Moscow-based carrier will return two aircraft to Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) and three to the State Transport Leasing Co. (STLC).

Neither Red Wings nor SCAC would comment on the decision, which ATW understands could be the result of lease payment debts. Last February, SCAC filed two lawsuits against Red Wings for 305.3 million rubles (US$4.64 million) plus penalties.

Moscow-based Red Wings took delivery of the first of three leased SSJ100s from SCAC in January 2015. Two more aircraft were delivered to the carrier in the second half of last year, while the first three delivered aircraft were sold by SCAC to STLC.

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