Aeroflot Secures 18 MS-21 Orders, 40 SJ-100 Contracts Signed

Aeroflot has contracted for 18 MS-21 aircraft and is negotiating for the delivery of an additional 90 units, Alihanov reported.

Consensus

Aeroflot is the key buyer (anchor customer) for MS-21 aircraft.
Aeroflot has contracted 18 MS-21 aircraft and is negotiating orders for 90 more.
Other airlines will receive MS-21 deliveries only after 2030.
The MS-21 is a domestically produced narrow-body passenger aircraft with fully Russian systems.
The MS-21 is approximately halfway through its flight test program.
The MS-21-310 series is scheduled to begin serial production in 2027.
Over 40 domestic SJ-100 airplanes are contracted in Russia.
SJ-100 orders are distributed over the next three years.
The SJ-100 is an import-substituted version of the Superjet.
Both SJ-100 and MS-21 are nearing the final stages of certification.
The first aircraft of both models have already completed their initial flights.

Aeroflot plans to receive 108 MS-21 aircraft by 2030. — komersant
The MS-21-310 serial production start is scheduled for 2027. — interfax
President Putin stated that Russia has fully replaced imported aviation technology and that domestic aircraft surpass Western counterparts in some components. — vedomosti
Both SJ-100 and MS-21 have completed their first flights. — tg_rian_ru