The head of Rosaviatsia, Dmitry Yadrov, spoke about plans to certify new domestic aircraft at a presentation as part of the board of the Ministry of Transport of Russia. He mentioned the MC-21, SJ-100, and Il-114-300, but the LMS-901 «Baikal» was not among them, «The First Technical» noted.
In October 2025, Rosaviatsia reported that the «Baikal» was allegedly intended to be certified in December 2026. The absence of the aircraft in the recent report indicates another «shift in deadlines to the right».
The federal budget of the Russian Federation will allocate 500 million rubles for the development of the special economic zone (SEZ) «Titanium Valley» in the Sverdlovsk region, whose key partner is the Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA), where the «Baikal» is being built. According to plans, the LMS-901 will replace the outdated An-2.
In January 2026, it became known that UZGA received an order for the first hundred «Baikal» aircraft. It was about leasing deliveries with state support, but specific buyers were not disclosed.