Tasks for the new UAC leadership
In mid-January there was a change of leadership of the United Aircraft Corporation. Now the former UAC President Mikhail Pogosyan resigned before the end of his term, and Yury Slyusar, who previously held high posts in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, was appointed to replace him. The new president of the KLA was elected for five years. He will have to solve a number of important problems associated with new and ongoing projects.
Last year, the KLA showed the best results for all its existence. Over the 2014 year, 161 aircraft was handed over to customers, the organization’s revenue grew by a third and amounted to 285 billion rubles. For the year, 124 military aircraft and 37 civilian aircraft were delivered to domestic and foreign customers. Compared to 2013 in the year, their number increased by 40% for military and 30% for civilian vehicles. For the year, operating profit doubled, reaching 5,6 billion rubles. Labor productivity increased by a quarter: up to 3 million rubles per employee. Thus, in 2014, the best results were achieved in eight years of existence of the United Aircraft Building Corporation.
In accordance with the current plans, UAC enterprises in 2015 should build a total of 190 aircraft of various types, and annual revenues should reach 400 billion rubles. The implementation of such plans will be associated with certain difficulties arising from existing economic and political problems. However, the long-term development strategy of the KLA implies such indicators of 2015 of the year.
Despite all the successes, the new leadership of the UAC has to solve a number of serious problems. The situation in the domestic aircraft industry is far from ideal, which may require certain measures in relation to certain projects.
One of the main problems can be considered the continued unprofitability of the project of the passenger liner Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ100). The program for the creation and construction of these machines has not yet paid off. For commercial success of the aircraft requires new orders from the airlines. A few days ago it became known that Aeroflot was ready to purchase SSJ20 100 aircraft in addition to the previously ordered 30. In addition, the Mexican company Interjet, which already has 11 aircraft and is considering the possibility of additional purchases of 10 machines, intends to expand its fleet of such vehicles.
However, SSJ100 has not yet been able to win tangible market share from its competitors. For this reason, the project is often called unprofitable and unpromising. Obviously, to increase the profitability of the project requires new contracts for the supply of aircraft. In this context it will be useful to remember history early projects of the European company Airbus. So, its first plane, A300, was widely spread due to launch orders of the airlines Lufthansa (Germany) and Air France (France). The governments of these countries actively promoted the new car, and also offered carriers certain benefits and subsidies.
In mid-December last year, it became known that the Ministry of Industry and Trade intends to support domestic passenger aircraft with the help of new proposals. In the updated state development program aviation a scheme is proposed that guarantees the residual value of SSJ100 aircraft and the promising MC-21. A roadmap has already been developed for such a mechanism, in accordance with which a new proposal will be implemented. The main objective of the proposed scheme is to help airlines. They must be sure that 10-12 years after the start of operation, a “used” airliner can be sold for at least 40% of its initial cost. The guarantee program was developed at the rate of 100 SSJ100 and MS-21 aircraft. Until 2025, its total value can reach 19 billion rubles.
Such support from the state will help not only to provide additional income to the KLA within the framework of the SuperJet project, but it can also be beneficial for airlines due to currency fluctuations and the negative consequences of this. In addition, using the example of SSJ100, we will be able to work out the mechanism that will later be used to promote the new MC-21 airliner.
There is reason to believe that in the foreseeable future, the pace of military aircraft construction will remain at the same level and will not show active growth, as was the case in previous 10-15 years. The main customer of such equipment will be the air force of Russia, and the share of foreign orders may significantly decrease. The fact is that the main customers of Russian combat aircraft in recent years have acquired the necessary amount of equipment, which will now be used throughout the current and next decades.
In order to maintain the required number of export orders, it will be necessary to attract new foreign partners, however, even in this case, it is unlikely that we will be talking about large quantities of more than one or two dozen machines.
In the context of exports, we should not forget the structure of the proposed model range of equipment. Thus, the Su-27 family aircraft belong to the fighter class. At the same time on the international market there is a fairly large demand for medium and light fighters. In these categories, Russia can offer only the latest modifications of the MiG-29 fighter, which, however, are not yet in particular demand among foreign customers and cannot compete in number with aircraft of the Su brand.
At present, the enterprises that are part of UAC are developing a number of promising projects. The T-50 fighter (PAK FA), the PAK DA long-range bomber, the PAK TA transport aircraft and the MS-21 civilian are being created. In addition, together with China, it is planned to develop a wide-body long-haul airliner, as well as to create and establish production of the FGFA fighter, which is being designed jointly with India for its air force.
Thus, the new leadership of the United Aircraft Corporation has to solve several current problems that hinder the further development of domestic aviation, as well as continue to work on existing projects. The future of the domestic aviation industry will depend on the actions of Y. Slusar and his team. In the near future it should be announced what measures will be used to get rid of the problems and support Russian aircraft manufacturers in the current difficult conditions.
On the materials of the sites:
http://uacrussia.ru/
http://ria.ru/
http://lenta.ru/
http://rg.ru/
http://svpressa.ru/
Last year, the KLA showed the best results for all its existence. Over the 2014 year, 161 aircraft was handed over to customers, the organization’s revenue grew by a third and amounted to 285 billion rubles. For the year, 124 military aircraft and 37 civilian aircraft were delivered to domestic and foreign customers. Compared to 2013 in the year, their number increased by 40% for military and 30% for civilian vehicles. For the year, operating profit doubled, reaching 5,6 billion rubles. Labor productivity increased by a quarter: up to 3 million rubles per employee. Thus, in 2014, the best results were achieved in eight years of existence of the United Aircraft Building Corporation.
In accordance with the current plans, UAC enterprises in 2015 should build a total of 190 aircraft of various types, and annual revenues should reach 400 billion rubles. The implementation of such plans will be associated with certain difficulties arising from existing economic and political problems. However, the long-term development strategy of the KLA implies such indicators of 2015 of the year.
Despite all the successes, the new leadership of the UAC has to solve a number of serious problems. The situation in the domestic aircraft industry is far from ideal, which may require certain measures in relation to certain projects.
One of the main problems can be considered the continued unprofitability of the project of the passenger liner Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ100). The program for the creation and construction of these machines has not yet paid off. For commercial success of the aircraft requires new orders from the airlines. A few days ago it became known that Aeroflot was ready to purchase SSJ20 100 aircraft in addition to the previously ordered 30. In addition, the Mexican company Interjet, which already has 11 aircraft and is considering the possibility of additional purchases of 10 machines, intends to expand its fleet of such vehicles.
However, SSJ100 has not yet been able to win tangible market share from its competitors. For this reason, the project is often called unprofitable and unpromising. Obviously, to increase the profitability of the project requires new contracts for the supply of aircraft. In this context it will be useful to remember history early projects of the European company Airbus. So, its first plane, A300, was widely spread due to launch orders of the airlines Lufthansa (Germany) and Air France (France). The governments of these countries actively promoted the new car, and also offered carriers certain benefits and subsidies.
In mid-December last year, it became known that the Ministry of Industry and Trade intends to support domestic passenger aircraft with the help of new proposals. In the updated state development program aviation a scheme is proposed that guarantees the residual value of SSJ100 aircraft and the promising MC-21. A roadmap has already been developed for such a mechanism, in accordance with which a new proposal will be implemented. The main objective of the proposed scheme is to help airlines. They must be sure that 10-12 years after the start of operation, a “used” airliner can be sold for at least 40% of its initial cost. The guarantee program was developed at the rate of 100 SSJ100 and MS-21 aircraft. Until 2025, its total value can reach 19 billion rubles.
Such support from the state will help not only to provide additional income to the KLA within the framework of the SuperJet project, but it can also be beneficial for airlines due to currency fluctuations and the negative consequences of this. In addition, using the example of SSJ100, we will be able to work out the mechanism that will later be used to promote the new MC-21 airliner.
There is reason to believe that in the foreseeable future, the pace of military aircraft construction will remain at the same level and will not show active growth, as was the case in previous 10-15 years. The main customer of such equipment will be the air force of Russia, and the share of foreign orders may significantly decrease. The fact is that the main customers of Russian combat aircraft in recent years have acquired the necessary amount of equipment, which will now be used throughout the current and next decades.
In order to maintain the required number of export orders, it will be necessary to attract new foreign partners, however, even in this case, it is unlikely that we will be talking about large quantities of more than one or two dozen machines.
In the context of exports, we should not forget the structure of the proposed model range of equipment. Thus, the Su-27 family aircraft belong to the fighter class. At the same time on the international market there is a fairly large demand for medium and light fighters. In these categories, Russia can offer only the latest modifications of the MiG-29 fighter, which, however, are not yet in particular demand among foreign customers and cannot compete in number with aircraft of the Su brand.
At present, the enterprises that are part of UAC are developing a number of promising projects. The T-50 fighter (PAK FA), the PAK DA long-range bomber, the PAK TA transport aircraft and the MS-21 civilian are being created. In addition, together with China, it is planned to develop a wide-body long-haul airliner, as well as to create and establish production of the FGFA fighter, which is being designed jointly with India for its air force.
Thus, the new leadership of the United Aircraft Corporation has to solve several current problems that hinder the further development of domestic aviation, as well as continue to work on existing projects. The future of the domestic aviation industry will depend on the actions of Y. Slusar and his team. In the near future it should be announced what measures will be used to get rid of the problems and support Russian aircraft manufacturers in the current difficult conditions.
On the materials of the sites:
http://uacrussia.ru/
http://ria.ru/
http://lenta.ru/
http://rg.ru/
http://svpressa.ru/
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