Moscow and Cairo will sign a memorandum on Tuesday for the delivery of four SSJ100 passenger planes to Egypt, Russian Trade Minister Denis Manturov, said. The deal includes an option forthe purchase ofsix additional aircraft, according tothe Russian trade minister. "We believe that tomorrow colleagues must sign a memorandum withone ofEgypt's air tourism companies. They will sign a memorandum onsupplying Egypt withfour Sukhoi Superjet aircraft… totransport tourists withinthe region, particularly Egypt itself," Manturov told reporters. The Superjet 100 is a twin-engine regional passenger airliner which completed its maiden flight in2008 and was sold commercially forthe first time in2011. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/186521.aspx
