Suhoi Superjet 100 may start production in India
Russia is considering the option of localizing the production of the SSJ-100 passenger liner in India. This was stated by the head of the United Aircraft Corporation Yuri Slyusar.
The Sukhoi SuperJet aircraft project, we are considering the possibility of localization and production here (in India). There is already mass production experience here
- Slyusar noted in an interview RIA News.
According to the head of the UAC, there is an opportunity to establish the production of a glider in India. The aircraft can be used within the country as well as for international flights. Yuri Slyusar believes that obtaining New Delhi with the help of Moscow of a civil aircraft is a "big step forward" and India will be interested in such cooperation.
The Russian side, in turn, is ready to assist in ensuring technical and technological side of production. Options for cooperation in the assembly of Il-114 and MS-21 aircraft are also being considered.
Meanwhile, by 2026, it is planned to supply Russian airlines with a Ladoga turboprop passenger aircraft for regional flights. The first flight of the aircraft is scheduled for early next year. This was informed by the head of the sales and marketing department of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant Maxim Kharin.
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