Aircraft
Russia's UAC Awaits Kremlin Approval To Build Turboprop
At the MAKS airshow, UAC president Yuri Slyusar said he favors restarting production of the Ilyushin Il-114 twin turboprop airliner.
UAC president Yuri Slyusar, left, told a MAKS air show press conference in Moscow that the company is seeking Russian government approval to build the 50- to 70-seat Ilyushin Il-114-300 regional airliner. [Photo: Vladimir Karnozov]
UAC president Yuri Slyusar, left, told a MAKS air show press conference in Moscow that the company is seeking Russian government approval to build the 50- to 70-seat Ilyushin Il-114-300 regional airliner. [Photo: Vladimir Karnozov]

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) expects the Russian government will decide later this year on whether to allow the state-backed aerospace group to build a new 50-to-70-seat passenger version of Ilyushin's Il-114. The aerospace company and the government are now discussing options that include restarting production of the Ilyushin Il-114 twin turboprop.