Aeroflot to get first MS-21 jets in late 2027
Internet access on board domestic MS-21 aircraft may appear in 2027-2029, reported by NIA TASS at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, Aeroflot Chairman Sergey Alexandrovsky.
Consensus
- Aeroflot plans to receive the first 8 MS-21 aircraft in Q4 2027.
- The remaining 10 MS-21 aircraft are expected in 2028.
- Pilot, flight attendant, and engineering staff training for the MS-21 will begin in 2027.
- The MS-21 aircraft will initially operate on short-haul routes such as Moscow–St. Petersburg and Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod.
- Aeroflot is preparing to sign a second contract with UAC for 90 MS-21 aircraft.
- The second contract includes full technical maintenance provided by UAC.
- Deliveries under the second contract are expected to start in 2029 and be completed by the end of 2032.
- Pilots for the MS-21 have already been selected.
Points of divergence
- Internet on board Russian MS-21 aircraft may appear in 2027–2028. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (6 sources)
- Aeroflot will receive the first MS-21 aircraft at the end of 2027 — Вести
- Aeroflot expects to receive 90 MS-21s by the second contract with OAK by 2032 — Интерфакс
- Aeroflot revealed the timeline for receiving the first MS-21 — Коммерсантъ
- Internet on board Russian MS-21 aircraft may appear in 2027-2029 — Вести
- Internet on board domestic MS-21 aircraft may appear in 2027-2027, reported "NEW TASS" at sidelines of VEF... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Internet on board domestic MS-21 aircraft may appear in 2027-2028 — Москва 24
Key entities
- Aeroflot
- Sergey Alexandrovsky
- New TASS
- Moscow
- TASS
- OAK
- INTERFAX.RU
- Rostech
- TASS
- PJSC OAK
- PJSC Aeroflot
- Aeroflot Group
- Erik Romanenko Access