The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of Russia will be participating at the 50th Anniversary Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France (17-23 June, 2013), where its Su-35C advanced multirole jet fighter will make its world premiere.
The best of Russian military aviation will be also represented by UAC’s Yak-130 combat trainer jet and civil aviation will be highlighted with the latest version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft as well as the МС-21 airliner programme.
Both the Su-35C and Yak-130 will perform in the flying programme, and also be available to view in the static display.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) aircraft, with interiors developed by Italian design bureaux Alenia Aemacchi and Pininfarina, will also be in the static display in the colours of the Mexican airline Interjet. The carrier has 20 of the aircraft on order, and is the first Western airline to have selected the Superjet.
The latest Russian aviation programs, such as the Perspective Multirole Fighter, heavy cargo aircraft Il-76MD-90A, Multirole Transport Aircraft program and other new developments in various market segments will be on display on UAC’s stand at the Air Show (Hall 2А, stand В197-198).
A full-scale mockup of the MC-21 airliner’s cockpit and passenger cabin will be located in a separate pavilion, representing the latest Russian achievements in civil aviation. Featuring a wide variety of innovations, the MC-21 airliner under development will enable airlines to reduce operational costs by 15% compared to existing aircraft in the same market segment.
UAC currently has contracts for over 300 military aircraft with the Russian Ministry of Defence, having delivered 35 aircraft in 2012, with a further 70 due by the end of 2013. By 2020, UAC anticipates that their sales of civil aircraft sales will surpass those of military aircraft due to increasing Sukhoi Superjet 100 production volumes, backed by confirmed orders for the type, and the planned MC-21 production.
UAC’s significant presence at Le Bourget is a testament not only to its continual expansion in Russia, but its growing number of international customers and partners, which include major French aerospace companies such as Thales, Safran and Zodiac.
UAC’s continued expansion has seen it invest in upgrading its existing production facilities and setting up new production sites. UAC has invested approximately 200 million euros in opening two new production facilities that will specialise in production of world-class aircraft components made of composite materials.
Since 2007, UAC total revenue has more than doubled and now amounts to just over 4.5 billion euros. UAC plans further growth to produce more than 200 aircraft in 2015 in order to reach total revenue of more than 7.5 billion euros.
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) was created in 2006. Its priorities include the design, manufacture, sales, maintenance, upgrades and utilization of civil and military aircraft. UAC is made up of 23 companies – aircraft designers and manufacturers – and its total workforce exceeds 92, 000 people. UAC’s chartered capital is 188.9 billion roubles (Euro 4.7 bln.). The Russian Federation holds an 84.33% shareholding in the corporation. UAC’s president is Dr. Mikhail Pogosyan, Academician.
