On November 12, the government is considering the allocation of additional subsidies to complete the first three production runs of IL-114-300. The recipient of the funds will be the State Transport Leasing Company (STLC), which must transfer the plane to Arkhangelsk's Second Aviation Squadron.
According to the proposed resolution prepared by the Ministry of Transport in October, 3.16 billion rubles are allocated for these purposes from the government reserve fund.
Something else is more curious. Initially, all three aircraft were to be purchased in 2026 at an estimated cost of about 1.44 billion rubles per unit. Now one board is planned for 2026, two - for 2027, and the estimated cost of purchasing each of them has been increased to 2.61 billion rubles.
Thus, the total cost of purchasing three planes increased from 4.32 billion to 7.82 billion rubles, i.e. by 3.5 billion rubles. At the same time, the delivery times have changed.
The history of the IL-114-300 generally represents a long sequence of transfers. It was decided to resume production of the modernized Soviet regional aircraft back in 2016. Initially, deliveries were expected in the late 2010s, then they were pushed back to 2023. After the crash of the Il-112V prototype in 2021 and problems with the TV7-117ST engine, the test program was postponed.
In June 2026, the end of the Il-114-300 received its type certificate. The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the start of mass production, and Anton Alikhanov promised to supply the customer with the first three aircraft in the coming months: one before the end of the year, two more in January 2027.
As of mid-November, the operator has not received a single aircraft. Now First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Mantorov promises the start of deliveries in December.
At the same time, certification still does not mean that the aircraft is completely ready to operate on the routes for which it was created. It is planned to receive permission to operate from unpaved routes only in 2028.