India is considering cooperation with Russia in the production of new Il-114-300 and Superjet-100 aircraft, confirmed Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu at a press conference. According to him, the Indian side is interested in starting production as soon as possible.
He added that the Russian delegation highly appreciated the transformations that have taken place in India over the past 20 years and its growing role as a partner.
And we want to start the process of producing their aircraft in the country as soon as possible. This is the essence of our discussions.
Local users commented on the Times of India publication. A reader under the nickname Shankar Venkat expressed hope that the Il-114-300 and SJ-100 meet the best standards of Western airliners.
I hope these planes are safe to operate and provide passengers with comfort comparable to Airbus and Boeing, not bullock carts with wings and engines! Life in India is worthless!
Users with the nicknames Deepak and Adarsh Sudha responded to him and advised comparing the capabilities of Russian aircraft with Embraer and Bombardier.
Embraer aircraft are not created by magic. They are created by improving the quality of production. The same can be done with Russian developments, and HAL knows how to do it.
Recall that "Perviy Tekhnicheskiy" made direct comparisons of Il-114-300 with the Canadian Dash 8-400 and the Franco-Italian ATR 72. In the first case, the domestic airliner won in terms of takeoff and landing parameters, and in the second, it took its own due to wider operating conditions.
As for the SJ-100, the editorial board drew parallels with a competitor in its class – the Brazilian Embraer E190-E2. In that comparison, everything turned out to be a little more unambiguous.