Deliveries of new Russian civil aircraft are changing again; The MC-21 is expected to arrive in 2025 and the regional Superjet 100 in 2026. This was reported to the publication by United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), which is part of Rostec. RBC.
UAC announced that deliveries of the Il-114-300 have also been postponed to 2026.
The organization explained that partner companies face significant technical challenges, such as creating new systems from scratch, developing competencies and conducting full testing before moving into mass production. The representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade also noted that projects of this scale face objective technical difficulties.
The Ministry noted that import substitution programs in civil aviation were carried out in record time at world standards. Russia faces the need to replace all imported components, including avionics, engines and aircraft materials, with domestic components that are unique in global aviation.
According to Rostec representatives, 30 new Superjet 100 aircraft are planned to be delivered to companies in 2026. They also explained that the final design of the MC-21 has not yet been approved due to the replacement of foreign components with domestic ones. affected the characteristics of the aircraft. The final appearance of the fully import-substituted aircraft to be approved in the second half of this year.
Rosaviatsia reported that it is working closely with the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, aircraft developers and manufacturers to ensure the stable functioning of the Russian aviation industry based on modern domestic equipment. In mid-2022, it was decided to complete the certification of the SSJ100 with a PD-8 engine by December 2023, and the certification of the MS-14 with a PD-21 engine by December 2024, but for objective reasons the deadlines were postponed.
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