Yerevan (Armenia) – Delivery ceremony of the first production Sukhoi Superjet
100 SN 95007 to Armenian aircompany “Armavia” took place in Zvartnots airport today. The
aircraft received the name after the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and the tail number EK 95015.
“The delivery of the first production aircraft is the key milestone of the Sukhoi Superjet 100
Project. The event opens a new stage of the Program – the beginning of commercial operation
and full‐scale serial production. No doubt that the new Russian aircraft will be a perfect
operating tool in fleet of “Armavia” and our colleagues from Superjet International will give full
support to Armenian national carrier and provide timely and high quality aftersales support” –
stated President of United Aircraft Corporation and General Director of Sukhoi Holding, Mikhail
Pogosyan.
JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft” and carrier “Armavia” signed the agreement on September, 14, 2007.
“We are very grateful for such an aircraft. This is definitely a great milestone for the Russian aerospace
industry, because this SSJ00 is in fact the first production aircraft of modern Russia, created in
partnership with world‐wide aerospace leaders. We congratulate everybody with such a significant
achievement!“ – said the owner of Armavia Mikhail Bagdasarov.
“Armavia” plans to perform flights to Moscow, Saint‐Petersburg, Sochi and Ukraine.

Alenia press release