At the end of 2025, the total flight time of Superjet-100 aircraft amounted to 260,560 flight hours, which is 1.8% less than the figure for 2024 (265,179 hours). This is the first annual decrease in flight time for this type of aircraft since the pandemic year of 2020.
Since 2022, the intensity of Superjet-100 operation has been steadily increasing: Russian airlines have been actively using domestic aircraft after restricting access to imported equipment. An additional impetus was given by the "Shuttle" program between Moscow and St. Petersburg, launched by the airline "Russia" in June 2024. However, in 2025, growth stopped.
The decrease in flight intensity is due to several factors. Firstly, periodic restrictions on the use of airspace, the so-called "carpets", in some regions led to the cancellation of flights. Secondly, the fleet of aircraft is aging: out of 219 aircraft produced since 2011, 158 remain in operation. With the increase in the age of the equipment, the need for longer planned maintenance and frequent repairs also increases, which, in turn, reduces the available time for flights.
The largest operator of the type, the airline "Russia", confirmed a slight decrease in the total flight time of its Superjet-100 fleet, noting that the reason lies in the adjustment of the schedule due to temporary restrictions at airports. At the same time, the "Shuttle" program continues to be in high demand. The airline "Azimuth", which also operates these aircraft, said that the decrease in flight time in their fleet was about 1.7% and is within the statistical error.
Despite the decrease in flight time, the technical condition of the fleet remains stable. The average serviceability rate of Superjet-100 in 2025 was 77.3%, and the regularity of flights reached 97.3%.
Future development and increase in flights will depend on two key factors: the speed of decommissioning aircraft due to wear and tear and the effectiveness of the program to replace critical components with domestic analogues. A decrease in flight time of 1.8% is a natural consequence of achieving record results last year.