Aircraft
For New UAC President, Civil Game Is the Best Bet
Yuri Slyusar, the new president of Russia’s UAC group, insists its strategy is unchanged by economic challenges.
Sukhoi’s Superjet SSJ100 airline is at the forefront of UAC’s efforts to boost civil aviation sales.
Sukhoi’s Superjet SSJ100 airline is at the forefront of UAC’s efforts to boost civil aviation sales.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is back at the Paris Air Show, primarily in pursuit of its goal of doubling annual revenues largely through increased deliveries on the civil side of its business. In this respect, the group is highlighting the appearance of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 here at Le Bourget, but it will also be seeking to convince the market that Irkut’s in-development MC-21 twinjet will soon be a viable challenger to rivals such as the Boeing 737 Max, the Airbus A320neo, the Bombardier CSeries and China’s Comac C919.