The Be-200 amphibious aircraft with number 301 from the production reserve of JSC Irkut Scientific and Production Corporation (NPK Irkut), completed at the enterprise, flew to Taganrog at the JSC Taganrog Scientific and Technical Complex named after Beriev "(TANTK them. Beriev), informed" AviaPort "source in the Taganrog enterprise.
According to him, until recently there were two aircraft in the production backlog of NPK Irkut - Nos. 301 and 302. As of today, aircraft No. 301 has flown to Taganrog, and aircraft No. 302 is still in Irkutsk, in a high degree of readiness.
"It is planned that Irkut will complete the construction of aircraft No. 302, but at the same time there are production difficulties, in particular, in terms of the shelf life of individual aircraft products," the source said.
According to him, the transfer of serial production of the Be-200 amphibious aircraft from the Irkut NPK is gaining momentum and is being carried out in accordance with the current schedule.
According to the interlocutor, the issue of fulfillment of contracts for the supply of aviation EMERCOM of the Russian Federation with seven Be-200ES remains unresolved. “Earlier, two contracts were signed for the supply of three and four Be-200ES aircraft for the Russian Emergencies Ministry's aviation, which currently have four aircraft out of seven,” the source said.
According to him, the remaining three aircraft should be received by the EMERCOM aviation from 2011-2012, when the production of this type of aircraft will begin in Taganrog. However, for the delivery of Taganrog-assembled aircraft, it is necessary to change or re-sign the supply contracts with the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation, due to the change in the aircraft manufacturer and a number of other points.
In addition, there are a number of factors that must be taken into account in the new agreement. In particular, changes in the structure of the aviation industry - TANTK im. Beriev and the TAVIA aircraft plant (they are "neighbors" in location) should merge into a single complex, and this complex itself will become an integral part of the Special Aviation division of the United Aircraft Corporation.
