Aeroflot’s first 11 Tu-214 aircraft will carry 175 passengers. The publication reports that RBC With reference to correspondence between Aeroflot and aircraft manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec).
According to the publication, they agreed on some parameters of the aircraft cabin. There will be a total of 175 seats on the planes, including 12 business class and 163 economy class seats. At the same time, when flying over water, five seats will have to be removed and replaced with life rafts, after which the number of seats will be reduced to 170. Monitors with entertainment systems will appear only in 2026, and the Internet will also not be available for aircraft from the first batch.
As RBC notes, the first five Tu-214s should be delivered between December 2024 and January 2025. Airlines must deliver a total of 63 aircraft (18 MS-21, 34 SJ-100, 11 Tu-214) by the end of 2025. The cost of all aircraft will be 175.4 billion rubles.
Before reportedIt was stated that Kazan Aviation Plant, a branch of Tupolev (KAZ), plans to build and deliver three Tu-214 aircraft by the beginning of 2024.
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