Airline from Slovenia might take SSJ-100 aircraft from CityJet

A preliminary agreement has been reached with an airline from Slovenia on the transfer of Sukhoi Superjet-100 aircraft from Irish airline CityJet, Russian minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said Monday. "The aircraft, which will be withdrawn from the CityJet, will remain in Europe, there is already a preliminary agreement with an airline from Slovenia," he said. Earlier, it was reported that CityJet, the only European operator of the Russian aircraft, had returned SSJ-100 to the lessor. Brussels Airlines, for which flights were carried out by CityJet aircraft, refused to use them due to lack of spare parts. The aircraft can be transferred to Adria. At the end of November last year it was reported that Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Adria Airways signed an agreement of intent to acquire 15 SSJ-100 aircraft. <br/>