Russia’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 demonstrated good work in the Arctic 50-degree frosts, Commercial Director of the Yamal aviation company, which was among the first in Russia to begin exploiting SS100, Andrei Dubrov told TASS.

"It was the first winter that we were using SS100," he said. "During severe frosts, which stayed in the Urals and Yamal, the plane worked well."

"At the times that other planes could not work, SS100 saved us, serving one flight after another," he added.

In late December - early January, the temperatures in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius.

"Bombardier CRJ200 got frozen at airports when temperatures were below minus 35," he said. "In order to catch up with schedule after delays, for example between Yekaterinburg and Salekhard, SS100 planes were saving us."

"Over 20 years, our specialists got command of the entire line of helicopters, planes from Yakovlev Yak-40 to Airbus, and now to SS100," the air company’s Director General Vasily Kryuk told TASS. "And you know what - the plane is good, highly technological, affordable in service, and engineers are fond of it."

Pilots give special positive feedback on SS100, he continued.

"Piloting is optimal, the crew’s cabin is designed ergonomically, everything you may need is at hand," the director general added.

As of now, the aviation company exploits three SS100, which came in service in May. The planes make flights also to Novy Urengoi and Salekhard - a city on the Arctic Circle.

"As for exploitation in the Arctic conditions - there are no problems, drawbacks are in different: first of all, in the service programs," he continued. "They just give the plane for exploitation, and that’s it, the system of maintaining flying conditions - in means of technical services and supplies of spare parts - is lacking behind - this is the problem as of now."

TASS earlier said one of the three planes had defects in stabilizer, which is a constructive disorder.