Engines
Russia Commits to Full-Scale Production of Engine for MC-21
United Engine Corporation sets production target of 50 PD-14 shipsets a year
Engineers work on a PD-14 engine assembly at the Perm aviation plant in Russia. (Photo: Rostec)
Engineers work on a PD-14 engine assembly at the Perm aviation plant in Russia. (Photo: Rostec)

Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) plans to spend 21.9 billion rubles ($390 million) to upgrade its production facilities from 2017 to 2025 to prepare for mass production of Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines for the new Irkut MC-21 narrowbody, parent company Rostec State Corporation announced Tuesday. The company defines as one of the upgrade program directives re-equipment of production with universal machining centers intended for manufacturing complex parts. For that element alone, Rostec has allocated 4.6 billion rubles through a corporate bonded loan.

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