Sukhoi Superjet 100 increase the cabin density from 93 to 108 seats by reducing the pitch from . Interjet claims its capital cost for 10 Superjets is equivalent to the pre-delivery payment for one Airbus A320. The pre-delivery payment amounts to 15-30% of an aircraft list price. An A320 list price was $88.3M in 2012. By then, Brussels Airlines was seeking alternatives for its four SSJ100s wet-leased from CityJet until March 2019, as teething problems affected their reliability. In October 2018, Sukhoi and engine contractor UEC agreed a plan, backed by the Russian government, to focus on customer support rather than deliveries in
Sukhoi Superjet 100 PD-14 engine could be developed; and Russian inertial navigation system and APU could replace Honeywell's; the landing gear produced by Safran would also need to be replaced. Russian content should double to 30% as US restrictions limit its export potential. Sukhoi forecasts 345 sales from 2018 to 2030, mostly in post-Soviet states and some in south-east Asia and Latin America, including an improved range business jet version. Sukhoi expects to produce 30 SSJs in 2018, as in 2017. The seating capacity is to be raised to 110, and hot and high operations to 4000 m and 50°C. A freighter variant