OREANDA-NEWS. On October 24, 2007 Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, a subsidiary of Sukhoi, and Russia's state-run bank, Sberbank, have agreed a 10-year loan worth 100 million euros ($134 mln) to finance the Superjet 100 regional aircraft project, reported the press-centre of Sukhoi.

The loan will be used to purchase equipment and modernize production capacity, and also to start serial production and sales of the aircraft.