Published: 31 January, 2008, 21:40
Edited: 31 January, 2008, 21:40
Russian plane manufacturer Sukhoi is in negotiations to sell up to 150 of its new SuperJet-100 aircraft. Sukhoi is talking to potential customers as the first aircraft come off the production line.
At the moment around 70 contracts are said to have been agreed.
The Sukhoi SuperJet-100 is a short distance regional plane and is seen as the only commercial viable Russian passenger plane currently being made.