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Jul 31, 2017 (newstodate): Sukhoi has landed the first African customer for the Superjet 100 aircrft.
The Zambian govenment has placed an order for delivery of five Superjet 100 aircraft, with the first coming in already in 2018.
One of the five aircraft will be dedicated to the President in a VIP configuration while the other four aircraft will placed with a new carrier to be set up, tentatively named Fly Zambia and replacing the now-defunct Zambian Airlines that went bust in 2009.
The Zambian govenment has placed an order for delivery of five Superjet 100 aircraft, with the first coming in already in 2018.
One of the five aircraft will be dedicated to the President in a VIP configuration while the other four aircraft will placed with a new carrier to be set up, tentatively named Fly Zambia and replacing the now-defunct Zambian Airlines that went bust in 2009.