Aeroflot har tecknat leasingavtal om 50 st Irkut MC-21-300

[Dr. Miles]

Aeroflot har nyligen tecknat leasingavtal om 50 st Irkut MC-21-300 med Rostec.
Irkut MC-21 motsvarar ungefär Boeing 737 Max eller Airbus A320 neo både kapacitetsmässigt och räckcidsmässigt.

Aeroflots MC-21-300 ska vara konfigurerad som två kabin konfig med 16 platser i Business class (2-2 layout) och 153 platser i Economy class (3-3 layout). Totalt 169 passagerare.

Första MC-21-300 planet förväntas att bli levererat under 2020.

Irkut MC-21

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Irkut MC-21 - Wikipedia

01 February 2018

Aeroflot to sign firm order with Rostec for 50 of the latest Russian-built MC-21 aircraft


Moscow, 1 February 2018 – Aeroflot will become the largest customer for the latest Russian-built medium-range aircraft, the MC-21. The landmark contract for 50 of the state-of-the-art passenger aircraft will be signed today between Aeroflot and Rostec.

Under the firm order, Rostec leasing subsidiary Aviacapital-Service will supply Aeroflot with 50 MC-21-300 aircraft on operating leases. Aeroflot will thus become the largest Russian leasor of the latest Russian-built aircraft. The leasing payments and reserves for maintenance will total more than USD 5 billion.

The aircraft will be configured for Aeroflot to carry 169 passengers, with 16 business-class and 153 economy-class seats. In the first phase of the contract the aircraft will be delivered with engines produced outside Russia. From the 26th aircraft Aeroflot has the option to receive aircraft with new Russian-built PD-14 engines, which are currently undergoing certification testing.

The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery to Aeroflot in the first quarter of 2020, with the order planned to be completely fulfilled by 2026. Each aircraft will be leased for a term of 12 years, with the option of two-year extensions on the lease no more than three times. Aeroflot plans to operate the aircraft on both domestic and international routes.

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