OREANDA-NEWS. On 21 January 2008, UTair Aviation (UTair Aviation JSC) has stopped taking bids in a tender for the supplier of commercial civil jet aircraft to replace Tupolev Tu-134 planes currently in use.
The tender is being held as part of UTair's program on fleet renewal.

The following companies have placed bids for the tender: Ilyushin Finance Co, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, Tupolev, Embraer — Emresa Brasilera de Aeronautica S.A., Airbus, Bombardier Inc, and China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation, which represents the interests of Avici Commercial Aircraft Co., Ltd.

The tender committee has started reviewing the bids, and tender Provisions ad Specifications allow 60 days for the procedure. After that, the winners of the first stage and the aircraft type will be announced. Commercial offers on the supply of civil jet aircraft will be reviewed during the second stage of the tender.

The tender is being conducted as part of UTair Aviation program of fleet renewal. UTair Aviation plans to purchase more than 30 regional jet aircraft until 2014, and is considering jets produced in Russia and abroad, such as the SSJ 100/95, Tu-334, An-148, ARJ-21/700, Bombardier CRJ-700, and the Embraer ERJ-170, among others.