But at the same time, it will not have a 100% Russian component base
The head of the United Aircraft Corporation, Yuri Slyusar, in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel, announced a new date for the first flight of the imported SJ-100 aircraft.
“ All systems are already being developed, not all systems have been installed on this aircraft. And the first flight of the aircraft [SJ-100], which we expect in September, will not be equipped with a 100% completely Russian [component base] , ”said Yuri Slyusar.
The first flight of the imported aircraft SJ-100 with PD-8 engines
“ Our task is to ensure serial deliveries of SSJs in the amount of 20 pieces in 2024. These plans remain with us, and this is how we structure contracts with operators, primarily with the Aeroflot group, they are expecting these aircraft, ”added the head of the UAC.
Recall that it was previously assumed that the first flight of the SJ-100 ( at that time still SSJ-New ) would take place on July 21, but this did not happen. As for Aeroflot, the head of the company, Sergei Aleksandrovsky, announced yesterday that firm contracts for the supply of SJ-100 and MS-21 will be signed in September .
