Russia’s Yakutia plans to buy six IL-114-100 from Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – Russian airlines Yakutia has offered officials and senators to support the purchase six Il-114-100 aircraft with Canadian engines from Uzbekistan, which are now "idle".

As head of the airline Vladimir Gorbunov told at a meeting in the Federation Council of the Russian Federation on the modernization of the aircraft fleet, this will help prevent the disruption of the supply of the Arctic regions until the appearance of the IL-114 with the Russian engine in 2023, TASS reported.

"In Uzbekistan, there are six Il-114-100 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney," Gorbunov said. "With Krasnoyarsk airline KrasAvia, we could take three planes. And we could teach two regions to fly these aircraft." He explained that it could be a state-subsidized purchase of a leasing company with the subsequent transfer of the aircraft into service. The cost of such a purchase, according to Gorbunov, will be about US$50 million, which includes simulators, additional equipment and spare parts stock.  

As Gorbunov explained, now the airlines operate mainly An-24, which is already "under 50 years old." The IL-114-300 with the Russian TV7-117CT-01 engine, the production of which is planned to start in 2023, is being developed to replace it.

The Uzbek Il-114-100, as Gorbunov explained, was produced between 2006 and 2013 and is not in use since last year, because of the increased passenger traffic, they were replaced with A320.