Kartinka Airlines signed a Heads of Agreement with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) for 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100s and another 15 optional aircraft. The order is valued at $448 million at list prices. With Friday’s announcement, Kartika Airlines is the first SSJ100 customer in South-East Asia. The Indonesian regional airline will employ the aircraft in both its domestic and international networks. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2011.
The agreement includes 15 firm orders and options for an additional 15 SSJ100/95B. The SSJ100/95B ordered accommodates 98 passengers in a single-class configuration or 86 passengers in a dual-class configuration (78 in economy and 8 in premium). The aircraft will be powered by two SaM146 engines.
“With Kartika Airlines being our launch customer in South-East Asia we are opening a new market for SSJ100,” said Victor Soubbotine, president SCAC. “It’s a real milestone for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 Program which is gaining pace having recently launched the full-scale certification phase. The first results of flight tests which are under way in Komsomolsk confirm designed characteristics and bring confidence that SSJ100 will be a perfect match to Kartika’s fleet.”
Kartika Airlines was established on September 6, 2000 by PT. Tri Ubaya Bhakti (PT.Truba), which is a subsidiary of Yayasan Kartika Eka Paksi, a foundation owned by the Indonesian army. Kartika operates on domestic and regional routes, with a base in the Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and a hub in the Medan Polonia International Airport.