Aeroflot Demands State Support for SSJ-100 Remotorization
These aircraft are already 'as valuable as gold' in price, and after engine replacement, they will become 'diamonds'.
Consensus
- Remotorization of SSJ-100s with domestic engines is under consideration.
- The cost of remotorization per aircraft is estimated at 2.3 billion rubles.
- Without state support, there will be gradual withdrawal of SSJ-100 fleets from operation.
- The remotorization involves replacing SaM146 engines with domestic PD-8 engines.
- The process is expected to begin around the end of 2029.
- Aeroflot's CEO, Sergey Aleksandrovsky, has publicly stated the need for state support.
- OAK previously stated that remotorization would be financed by airlines without federal funds.
Points of divergence
- Remotorization of 50 SSJ-100s is planned, with a total cost of 115 billion rubles, or 2.3 billion per aircraft. — fontanka
- Oleg Smirnov, a former deputy minister of civil aviation, stated that remotorization is economically unviable because it exceeds the residual value of the aircraft. — fontanka
- After remotorization, some aircraft may be scrapped and placed 'next to the fence' due to exhausted resource. — fontanka
- OAK's Vadim Badakha stated that the cost of remotorization is within normal economic limits and that the 115 billion ruble estimate is incorrect. — interfax
- Badakha said remotorization could involve 50 to 100 SSJ-100s, contradicting the 50-unit figure from other sources. — interfax
- Gennadiy Abramenko said the exact number of aircraft for remotorization will be determined after financial models are developed for each aircraft. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Or from the state budget, or refusal from the plane. "Aeroflot" commented on replacing engines on SSJ-100 with domestic ones — Фонтанка
- Head of "Aeroflot" named condition for engine change on SSJ-100 aircraft — Вести
- Aeroflot insists on state support for SJ-100 remotorization to prevent their retirement — Интерфакс