SSJ100 production facility celebrates its 15th anniversary

SSJ100 production facility celebrates its 15th anniversary:

3 February 2020:SCAC Branch in Komsomolsk-on-Amur (KnAF) turned 15 on 1 February 2020. During the anniversary celebration, a jubilee SSJ100 was handed over to the Flight Test Centre. This aircraft starts the third hundred of jets produced by the company.

"We have put state-of-the-art technologies in Superjet 100, not only concerning aerodynamics, airframe design and systems structure, but also with regard to production. At present, SSJ100 aircraft are operated by airlines and various agencies within the Russian Federation and internationally. As of yet, Superjet 100 is the only brand-new Russian passenger jet produced domestically and certified in our country and abroad," said Ravil Khakimov, SCAC's Director General.

Two engineers and one technician of KnAF were awarded with Certificates of Appreciation from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Sergey Denisenko, Minister of Industry of the Khabarovsk Krai said, "Komsomolsk-on-Amur Branch is Russia's unique production facility. The principles of quick improvements are implied here. KnAF is one of the largest and the most advanced machine-building enterprises in the Khabarovsk Krai."

"Nowadays one third of all globally-produced 100-seaters are manufactured in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. For our employees, we've made habitual a lot of best practices in the sphere of production - Kaizen culture, Kanban and QPDCA methodology, and the Gemba principle. We value commitment of each employee to his work," said KnAF Director Andrey Soynov.