Стоимость самолета «Байкал» сочли неподъемной и коммерчески непривлекательной

The Russian aircraft "Baikal" will become unprofitable for purchase by domestic carriers. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the board of the Association of Small Aviation Enterprises, Sergey Detenyshev.

According to him, demand from airlines for the "Baikal" is unlikely. The question also arises as to how mass-produced the aircraft will be.

If we produce 10 or 20 units, then all fixed costs will be transferred to this aircraft, and its cost will be about 500 million rubles, taking into account the money spent on development and certification, as well as the cost of manufacturing itself.

Sergey Detenyshev, chairman of the board of the Association of Small Aviation Enterprises

Detenyshev noted that even a price of 200 million rubles makes the "Baikal" commercially unattractive, despite references to the American Cessna. Therefore, the Russian market needs to produce significantly cheaper and more mass-produced aircraft.

He noted that the model, in which a very expensive aircraft is created at the expense of the budget for operation in the amount of 10-20 machines exclusively within one Far Eastern company, does not save the situation of Russian small aviation.

How many can a Far Eastern company serve? Well, 100 settlements in the Far East, and there are 150 thousand settlements in the country, two-thirds of which need small aviation services. Of course, no airline will be able to serve all the settlements in the country simply physically — not a working business model.

Sergey Detenyshev, chairman of the board of the Association of Small Aviation Enterprises

The cost of the Russian light multipurpose aircraft LMS-901 "Baikal" will be from 220 million to 340 million rubles, said Leonid Luzgin, General Director of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) earlier.