After satisfying domestic demand for SJ-100 aircraft, Russia is ready to consider export contracts for the new airliner. This was stated by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

As domestic demand for aircraft is met, we are ready to accept requests for new aviation equipment from other countries. This will help balance capacity utilization and reduce costs.
Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade

Earlier, it became known that the resource of PD-8 engines currently stands at about 80 cycles, or about 40 flights. However, the overhaul life will begin to increase with operational time, noted Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Gennady Abramenkov.

The target indicators for the new PD-8 engine were initially set higher than those for the French-Russian SaM146 power plant, explained aviation auditor Oleg Panteleev to "Pervy Tekhnichesky".

The first years of PD-8 operation will not be without identifying problems. But even global manufacturers faced malfunctions after the start of serial deliveries, Andrey Patrakov, founder of the flight safety service RunAvia, told "Pervy Tekhnichesky".

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