Agreement with Flamingo Aerospace covers six aircraft and outlines potential industrial cooperation, as Russia seeks new export paths for its regional aircraft

Aircraft will appear outside Russia for the first time at the Hyderabad exhibition

The 68-seat aircraft is expected to enter service in 2026 and replace the An-24 and ATR models in the country's airlines

Russian manufacturer says it has completed over 30 flights with test aircraft that is an equivalent to the ATR

State-owned company has reached an agreement with the country’s leasing company and also with Smartavia airline to supply MC-21, SJ-100, Tu-214 and Il-114-300 turboprop

The program had been interrupted in August 2021 after the crash of an Il-112V military freighter, which uses a similar engine. Aircraft for 68 passengers will be used on regional routes

But Russian government disregards switching to foreign supplier after accident with military freighter Il-112V

UAC is considering suspending the aircraft's participation in the Army 2021 forum due to using the same TV7 engine that caught fire in the accident with the Il-112V

Former Aeroflot subsidiary will receive Ilyushin aircraft from 2023, says UAC

Ilyushin passenger aircraft is a redesign of a project that did not work in the 90s