Russia and Italy unite to deliver Superjet 100 aircraft

(AGI) Saint Petersburg, June 15 - Russian state bank VEB is expecting to sign a series of agreements at the Saint Petersburg Forum including a "memorandum of ongoing cooperation" between the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC, Russia's main aircraft producer) and the Italy-Russia joint venture SuperJet International for the delivery of Superjet 100 aircraft to Italy. SuperJet International is a joint venture between Alenia Aermacchi, controlled by the Finmeccanica group, and Sukhoi. Finmeccanica is among the sponsors of the Italian Pavillion at the Forum, which represents 22 Italian businesses from various sectors. (AGI). .