First flight of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jet has slipped into early 2008, according a report by Russian business news agency Prime-Tass. The 95-seat aircraft was planned to fly by the end of 2007.

A delay was expected after flight tests of the Superjet’s Snecma/Saturn SaM146 engine on an Ilyushin Il-76 flying testbed began later than scheduled.

Prime-Tass quotes Sukhoi Civil Aircraft’s spokesperson as confirming the first flight has been delayed slightly, but providing no timeline for the maiden flight from Sukhoi’s KnAAPO assembly plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

Superjet was rolled out in Septembe

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