US blocks delivery of Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to Iran
The US Treasury Department has refused to issue a license to export Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to Iran, the Israeli news portal iHLS reported.
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| Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. Photo: Sputnik |
It should be noted that more than 10 percent of the components of this Russian aircraft are manufactured in the United States, so the export requires approval from the country's Treasury Department.
"It seems that due to the lack of approval from the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, the delivery of the aircraft has not been possible yet," said Maksud Asadi Samani, representative of the Iranian Aviation Association.He said it would take a long time to replace the US parts.
At the end of April, at the Eurasia Airshow, the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company signed two memorandums of understanding with Iranian airlines on the intention to supply 40 SSJ100Rs by 2022.
The SSJ-100 is the first aircraft of its type developed in Russia. It belongs to the family of regional passenger aircraft. The range of the basic version is 4.4 thousand kilometers, with a capacity of 98 passengers.
