The Sukhoi Civil Aviation Company has allocated the first two of fifteen Superjet 100 aircraft for Adria Airways. According to the "Planespotters" portal, the first two jets will be registered S5-AFL and S5-AFM in Slovenia. The first, which is due for delivery, is just over two years old and was formerly operated by CityJet. The second aircraft, which is also two years old, is one of more than a dozen manufactured that have not been handed over to operators in the past. Both are the RRJ-95 variant, meaning they can seat a maximum of 98 passengers and are the largest version of the jet.

The second of the two aircraft, which have been allocated to Adria at this point, is the long range version of the Superjet. As a result, it can fly up to 4.578 kilometres compared to the 3.048 kilometre range of the other aircraft. The SSJ100 has a single-engine option, the SaM146, manufactured by France's Safran in cooperation with Russia’s United Engines. The Russian manufacturer is already planning a new generation of the regional jet with extended capacity, new wings and new engines, which is expected to appear after 2025. The Superjet 100s will be supplied to Adria under a long-term lease and will be financed by European banks.

The President of the Sukhoi Civil Aviation Company, Alexander Rubtsov, previously said Adria would likely take delivery of its first SSJ100s in April. However, in order for this to materialise, the Letter of Intent signed between the manufacturer and the Slovenian carrier must first be firmed up. The Russian Minister for Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, said late last month, "I expect that the orders will be firmed up in the near future. The contract is quite complex and entails both the delivery of new SSJ100s, as well as the decommissioning of the CityJet aircraft of the same type which will be transferred to Adria". He added, "We will be able to start deliveries in 2019. It will take two years for all of the contracted aircraft to be delivered".