Adria statement:
On 26 November 2018, Adria Airways signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company regarding the long term lease of 15 aircraft type SuperJet 100.
In the last months, Adria Airways has been intensively preparing for the arrival of the aircraft. While the aircraft type still seems very attractive, Adria Airways has not been able to finalize the contractual clauses with the Russian side. There were growing concerns on Adria´s side about SCAC´s commitment to a fair and stable long-term partnership as well as lacking a common vision of further strategic development of the company.
Shareholders and management of Adria Airways therefore agreed not to continue with the partnership with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and fleeting in of SuperJets.
Adria will continue to focus on its existing business, consisting of four pillars: scheduled flying as the by far biggest airline in Slovenia, charter and cargo flights and flying as a service provider for other airlines (ACMI business).
The structure of the fleet will remain unchanged and Adria will continue to focus on operational reliability and stability with the proven fleet of existing aircraft types.
Sukhoi statement:
In response to the Adria Airways’ release about canceling the SSJ100 order for its fleet, the manufacturer of the type of the aircraft is to say the following:
In November 2018 there was a preliminary agreement achieved about the delivery of 15 aircraft to Adria Airways in 2019. The Agreement was supposed to be transferred to the firm order.
The institutions that were to provide the financing, after consideration the Adria Airways financial report for 2018, recommended SCAC to cancel the deal in order to factor out the losses. The recommendations were accepted and the work was stopped.
The delivery of the aircraft is impossible without the firm order.
Photo: © Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company
