The type certificate for the Mi-171A2 facelift of the Mi-8/Mi-17/Mi-171 family was issued by Rosaviatsia, Russia's new certification authority on August 17. The Mi-171A2's certification was conducted in accordance with the Russian AP-29 airworthiness rules, said to be broadly similar to US FAR-29 and Europe's CS-29. Production of the first four examples at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant was launched already during February, and the first delivery is scheduled for October-November timeframe. UTair, Russia's biggest commercial helicopter operator, is set to become the Mi-171A2's launch operator according to a contract with Russian Helicopters signed in mid-July. Experimental operation, to be undertaken by UTair, will involve two Mi-171A2s.
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