Moscow. April 15. INTERFAX-PJSC "State Transport Leasing Company" (STLC, owned by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation) plans to deliver 45 aircraft of domestic production to the United Far Eastern airline "Aurora" by 2025, said the General Director of STLC Evgeny Dietrich.
"It is planned to deliver 45 aircraft in the period from 2021 to 2025. Among them are eight Superjet 100s, 19 new Il-114-300s, three of which have already been chartered by GTLK, L-410s and a new small nine-seat aircraft "Baikal", which is now actively promoted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade," Dietrich said at a press conference.
The plan for the supply of this equipment has been signed, and the financial model, including state assistance, is still being worked out, he said. The first aircraft will be delivered to Aurora this year - it will be a superjet.
"Deliveries of eight SSJ-100s will be planned for one to three aircraft per year, for the Il-114-300 we plan to deliver three aircraft in 2023, eight-in 2024," added Anton Korolev, Deputy Director of STLK.
For the purchase and subsequent delivery of the Il-114-300 to the Far Eastern carrier, STLK can receive up to 15.5 billion rubles of state subsidies, the company said in its March presentation to investors. The money for these aircraft can be allocated in 2023-2025. In addition, in 2022-2025, STLC may receive 2.2 billion rubles for the purchase and delivery of L-410 NG.
As reported, the united Far Eastern airline with Russian-made aircraft is being created on behalf of President Vladimir Putin. As expected, the company's capital will include the Sakhalin Region (50% minus 1 share), ten more regions of the Far Eastern Federal District in equal shares (5% each) and the Russian Federation ("golden share"). To do this, the regions will transfer 25% plus 1 share in the airlines they own to the ownership or management of the Sakhalin "Aurora". It is planned that the combined airline will carry about 2 million passengers a year.
