The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding for production of civil commuter aircraft SJ-100.
About SJ-100:
It is a new generation short-haul jet aircraft of Russian origin.
Earlier called the Sukhoi Superjet 100, it originally was designed by the now-merged Russian aircraft company Sukhoi Civil Aircraft.
It is a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft.
The aircraft is primarily used for commercial purposes.
As on date, over 200 SJ-100 aircraft have been manufactured.
The aircraft are being operated by more than 16 airlines across the world, nine of them being from Russia.
It is capable of accommodating 103 seats and has a flight range of 3,530 kilometres.
The aircraft has been touted as having low operating costs for airlines.
It can operate at extreme weather conditions, from -55 degrees Celsius to +45 degrees Celsius.
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