Updated Russian civil aviation industry program to appear after certification of import-substituted MC-21 and SJ-100 closer to end of year - Manturov

MOSCOW. March 18 (Interfax) - The Russian government will be ready to update the comprehensive program for the development of the aviation industry after certificates are received for import-substituted versions of the MC-21 and SJ-100 aircraft closer to the end of this year, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov told journalists.

"The updated program, or adjusted program, will appear when we receive certificates for those aircraft that form the bulk of it - these are the Superjet and MC-21," he said on the sidelines of the RSPP congress.

Asked whether this would happen closer to the end of the year, he said: "Yes, we will have an understanding when the new certificate appears."

The comprehensive program for the development of the aviation industry through 2030 was approved in 2023 and calls for the production of 994 aircraft, 592 of them by United Aircraft Corporation, including 142 SJ-100 aircraft, 270 MC-21, 51 Il-114-300, 115 Tu-214 and 14 Il-96-300.

Chemezov said earlier that the program was drawn up "at a difficult time," when there was no clear understanding of how the situation in the airline industry would develop going forward amid sanctions, and what would happen with foreign aircraft, their servicing and components. "Urgent actions were needed, so the maximum objectives on tight schedules were set for aircraft manufacturers," he said.

In September 2024, Manturov said the government would review manufacturing plans for passenger planes in 2025.