The Irish airline was the first and so far only carrier based in the European Union to use Sukhoi Superjet SSJ-100 aircraft on scheduled flights. The Russian model was even used for the Lufthansa subsidiary Brussels Airlines. It is now becoming apparent that the United Aircraft Company could buy back the six regional jets.

Cityjet decided in favor of the Superjet while it was still under the ownership of Hans-Rudolf Wöhrl. For the Russian manufacturer, it was a long-awaited order from the European Union. Due to a later wet lease order for Brussels Airlines, the Russian-developed machines were even used for the Lufthansa Group. But Brussels and Cityjet were extremely dissatisfied with the supply of spare parts. This is the Achilles heel of the pattern, because the waiting times are sometimes unreasonably long.

So it came about that the seven superjets were phased out and returned to the leasing company Special Purpose Vehicle RJ Leasing. The Lessor is a subsidiary of the Italian Superjet International. The machines were "parked" in the Maltese register (9H-SJA, 9H-SJB, 9H-SJC, 9H-SJD, 9H-SJE, 9H-SJF and 9H-SJI). The order for 15 units was canceled and no new lessee has been found since then.

Russian media reports that with the exception of the 9H-SJI, all former Cityjet SSJs will be bought back by the United Aircraft Company. The machines are currently parked in Belgrade and Venice. The buyback is to be financed again by the state VEB, which already provided the necessary change for the Cityjet deal.

The six SSJ-100 are then to be handed over to the state-owned PSB-Aviaprofleasing and delivered to Russian operators in the course of 2021. It is still unclear which airlines these will go to. Numerous airlines based in the Russian Federation are expecting the delivery of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 this year. A government subsidy program makes the operation particularly attractive financially.