Be-200 to be re-engine with SaM146 turbofan

French engine company Safran Aircraft Engines has inked an agreement with UEC-Saturn to re-engine the Be-200 with their PowerJet SaM146 turbofan.

Бериев Бе-200 7682000003, Геленджик RP30016
By English: Pavel AdzhigildaevРусский: Павел Аджигильдяев [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

The PowerJet SaM146 turbofan is currently the powerplant for the Sukhoi Superjet.