Irkut Plant to Deliver 8 MS-21s to Aeroflot in 2027
Irkutsk Aircraft Plant (a branch of PJSC Yakovlev, part of OAK) will deliver eight MS-21 aircraft to Aeroflot under the first contract in 2027, said the plant's general director, Andrey Soynov.
Consensus
- Irkutsk Aviation Plant (a branch of PAO 'Yakovlev', part of United Aircraft Corporation under Rostec) will deliver 8 MS-21 aircraft to Aeroflot in 2027.
- A second contract with Aeroflot for 90 MS-21 aircraft was signed, with deliveries scheduled from 2029 to 2023.
- The first delivery of the second batch will be 14 aircraft in 2029, followed by 18 in 2030, 24 in 2031, and 34 in 2032.
- The plant's production capacity is fully loaded until 2032.
- The MS-21 is a domestic medium-haul passenger aircraft designed to replace Tu-154 and Tu-204 fleets.
- The plant is producing components for the shortened version of the MS-21 and plans its first flight in August 2028.
- The plant plans to hire 500 new employees by the end of Q1 2027, with 170 already hired.
- The plant intends to expand production capacity through investment in machinery and equipment between 2027 and 2029.
- The plant is currently not planning to increase annual production beyond 36 aircraft.
Points of divergence
- The first MS-21s will be deployed on routes from Moscow to St. Petersburg, Kazan, Samara, and Nizhny Novgorod, with expansion to the Urals, Siberia, and southern regions. — vedomosti
- The MS-21 must complete all certification procedures by mid-2027. — kommersant
- The plant is considering future exports to 'friendly' countries after 2032. — interfax
- The plant is developing a new aircraft with a capacity exceeding 211 passengers. — interfax
- The plant will begin independently performing paint work on serial MS-21 aircraft starting in 2027. — vesti
- The first flight of the shortened MS-21 version is scheduled for August 2028. — rimao
Coverage (6 sources)
- Irkutsk Aircraft Plant will deliver eight MS-21s to Aeroflot in 2027 — Ведомости
- Irkutsk Aircraft Plant Revealed Delivery Schedule for MS-21 to Aeroflot — Коммерсантъ
- First flight of shortened version of MS-21 planned for August 2028 — Вести
- First flight of shortened MS-21 version scheduled for 2028 — РИАМО
- Contracts with "Aeroflot" for 108 MS-21 ensured full loading of IAZ until 2032 — Интерфакс
- First flight of 'shortened' MS-21 scheduled for August 2028 — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Aeroflot
- Andrei Soynov
- OAK
- Moscow
- Rostech
- PJSC Yakovlev
- Irkutsk Aircraft Plant
- PAO Yakovlev
- INTERFAX.RU
- RIA Novosti
- Irkutsk Aircraft Plant IAZ
- IAZ
- Telegram channel
- Russian State Property Fund
- State Corporation 'Rostech'