Russia to Build Western Types

摘要

Two russian firms are believed to be on the verge of agreeing separate deals to build Western-designed aircraft under licence. Business daily Vedomosti reports that a final assembly line for the Canadian Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 could be established in the Ulyanovsk special economic zone in central Russia as early as next year. Local production of the 19-seat utility aircraft - which has recently entered service with Vityaz Avia - could reach 24 units per year. Meanwhile, Russian Technologies State Corporation is rumoured to be nearing a similar deal to assemble Bombardier Dash 8-Q400s. Talks between the two parties have been ongoing since February (see Airliner World, January 2013) with aircraft final assembly expected to be completed by the Aviakor aviation plant in Samara.