Deliveries of Russian SSJ-100 (Sukhoi SuperJet-100) airliners to the Islamic Republic of Iran have been discussed between Moscow and Tehran, Energy Minister Alexander Novak told Rossiya-24 TV channel.
“We talked about the possibility of Sukhoi SuperJet-100 purchases by our Iranian partners and outlined a plan of how this can be put it into practice,” he said.
The two countries have been also negotiating local production of the SSJ 100 airliner to replace Iran’s ageing fleet on regional routes.
Iran has a shortage of modern aircraft and local airlines are hoping that the Russian planes could bolster the country’s regional aviation industry.
Sukhoi SuperJet-100 is Russia’s newest twin-engine regional passenger aircraft, which began operating commercially in 2011. More than 60 aircraft are in service with airlines in Laos, Mexico, and Russia.
