The new year is upon us, so it's time to adjust the promises for this and the next years while taking into account reality.
Thus it became known that the Kazan Aircraft Plant (KAZ) in 2027 can produce only five Tu-214 aircraft instead of the 20 previously promised by the authorities of Tatarstan. In 2026 there will be a breakthrough in the form of one completed aircraft, but production will fall far short of the eight aircraft already promised to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
In total, since 2022, two Tu-214 aircraft have been produced - RA-64535 and RA-64536. Also restored was RA-64518, built in 2009 but rusted near the fence. This means that from the beginning of the SVO until the end of 2027, the factory will build only about ten such passenger planes instead of the 55 originally promised.
◼ Among the main obstacles to speeding up production are the lack of components and parts of our production, downtime due to machining problems as well as a lack of skilled workers.
BT: The Tu-214 is one of four new passenger jets that the authorities relied on after the suspension of deliveries to Boeing and Airbus.
For other aircraft the situation is even worse. According to the government plan from June 2022, until the end of 2027, the airlines were supposed to receive 76 MC-21 aircraft, 82 imported Superjets and 34 IL-114-300s. Until November 2026, commercial deliveries of the three models have not yet begun (but money for their purchase will be collected from the passengers).
◼ It should be noted that President Vladimir Putin, after testing the MS-21, SJ-100 and Il-114-300 in June, stated that Russia "has succeeded in completely replacing all imports", and its aircraft are superior to Western models in some respects.
While the serious battle continues over whether one plane will be delivered this year, foreign competitors -. Boeing and Airbus have already provided their customers with 475 planes (1.5 planes per day) and 621 planes (2.5 planes per day) respectively since the beginning of the year.