Investment figures revised for batch of more than 60 MC-21s, SJ-100s and Tu-214s.
Revised Russian government documents detailing investment in the acquisition of more than 60 new-build aircraft have revealed a substantial price hike for the batch.
The investment covers the acquisition of 18 Yakovlev MC-21s and 34 SJ-100s, plus 11 Tupolev Tu-214s.
These were originally scheduled to be delivered to operators over the course of 2023-25 according to a January 2023 government document on the preferential leasing of domestically-produced aircraft.
The document stated that they would be delivered to Aeroflot and Rossiya on 18-year terms through the lessor Aviakapital-Servis.
But a revision to the document published on 2 July this year amends several aspects of the transaction.
Delays in the development programmes have pushed back the delivery schedule to 2026-29.
Although the composition of the 63 aircraft remains the same, the document states that the overall volume of the investment has risen sharply to Rb290.7 billion ($3.7 billion) from the previous figure of Rb175.4 billion.
The price of the MC-21 is given as around Rb5.3 billion, up from the prior Rb3.2 billion, and similarly large rises are listed for the other models.
According to the revision, the transfer of aircraft from Aviakapital-Servis to operators will start this year, but it only refers to “Russian airlines” rather than identifying Aeroflot and Rossiya.
This could relate to Aeroflot Group’s apparent shift, in 2024, entirely in favour of the MC-21, after it had previously committed additionally to the SJ-100 and Tu-214. The government document also states that the lease term from Aviakapital-Servis has increased to 22 years.
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