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In May 2000, JSC Sukhoi was incorporated to develop the RRJ60/75/95 project. In December 2002, the joint Snecma/Saturn SaM146 was selected to power the regional jet. In October 2003, key suppliers were selected, including: Thales for avionics, Messier-Bugatti-Dowty for landing gear, Honeywell for the auxiliary power unit, Liebherr for flight controls, Intertechnique for fuel systems, Parker Hannifin for hydraulic systems, B/E Aerospace for interiors. In February 2005, the Komsomolsk-on-Amur plan was selected for the final assembly, implementing jig-less assembly, automatic component alignment and automatic riveting. On 17 July 2006 at the Farnborough Air Show, the RRJ95 was renamed Sukhoi Superjet 100. On 7 December 2005, Aeroflot purchased 30 aircraft, becoming the first customer. In 2005, the RRJ60/75 were dropped. On 22 August 2007, Sukhoi and Alenia Aeronautica established the SuperJet International joint venture for customer support outside Russia and Asia.

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On 15 October 2001, the Russian government allocated $46.6 million to develop a new 70-80 seat regional jet, then Rosaviakosmos selected Sukhoi, planning a 2006 first flight and 2007 service entry. A choice had to be made between the Pratt & Whitney PW800 and the SM146, a Snecma DEM21 gas generator combined with an Aviadvigatel "cold section": the program allocated $63.5 million to develop a 4-5 tf engine between 2003 and 2015.

Russian Regional Jet (RRJ) studies began in 2001. Three sizes were initially studied: the RRJ-60/75/95 with 60, 78 and 98 seats respectively. Sukhoi targeted a market for 800 aircraft including 250-300 from Russia. Boeing provided consultancy services on programme management and aircraft definition since 2001. The development was anticipated at $1 billion with another $1 billion needed to develop the powerplant and for customer support. In 2004, EASA certification was applied for and it was expected six months after the Russian approval. The RRJ-60 was then dropped to focus on the largest 98-seat RRJ-95, with the 78-seater to follow and perhaps a future stretch. Alenia Aeronautica took a 25% stake in SCAC for $250 million, valuing it $1 Billion.

The five-abreast cross-section is more optimised beyond 70 seats than the four-abreast Bombardier CRJs and Embraer E-Jets but smaller than the six-abreast Airbus A320 and Boeing 737.

In June 2001, the SCAC announced the Russian regional jet (RRJ) programme. Rosaviakosmos agreed with Boeing to jointly develop and market it and in July 2001, Sukhoi agreed with Ilyushin to oversee certification and with Boeing to manage marketing and sales support. On March 2003, the Russian government decided to build 200 RRJs.

Development began in 2000.