Key Takeaways
- UAC targets the production of 18 MC-21 aircraft by 2026, split across 2024 and 2025.
- The program also includes manufacturing of over 40 new-generation Superjet aircraft.
- Andrey Boginsky confirmed the schedule is on track, reflecting a comprehensive civil aviation development plan.
Moscow: Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will produce 18 MC-21 aircraft and more than 40 new-generation Sukhoi Superjet aircraft by 2026, Andrey Boginsky, UAC deputy director general for civil aviation, told Sputnik.
“We have a comprehensive program for the development of civil aviation. This is a clear plan of action, which is divided into stages. The first stage is 2023-2025. During this period, we have to produce 18 MC-21 aircraft (six in 2024, 12 in 2025) and more than 40 Superjet New aicraft, import substituted,” Boginsky said.
He stressed the work was proceeding in line with the schedule.
