LE BOURGET, FRANCE — Norair Belluyan, General Director of Armavia, and Jean-Paul Ebanga, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PowerJet, signed an agreement for support of the SaM146 propulsion system powering the airline's fleet of Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jets.
On September 2007, the two companies had signed a contract for the acquisition of two Sukhoi Superjet 100s.
"We are extremely pleased to sign the first SaM146 support contract with Armavia, reflecting PowerJet's full-fledged commitment to offering world-class support services to airlines around the world," said Jean-Paul Ebanga.
PowerJet has set up a complete support organization to meet all airline requirements, including a Customer Support Management Team, Customer Support Center (24/7), training, and flight operations support. PowerJet will be the single point of contact for the entire propulsion system.
Purpose-designed for new-generation regional jets, the SaM146 features state-of-the-art technologies based on the experience of the two parent companies, Snecma (SAFRAN Group) and NPO Saturn.
