Aviation Equipment Expanding Cooperation With China

OREANDA-NEWS. The Aviation Equipment Holding Company will participate in development of systems for a joint Russian-Chinese wide-body airliner project. The Group will create 10 systems and assemblies, and has already prepared proposals for some of them.

As of today, Aviation Equipment has prepared proposals for the undercarriage, hydraulic and fuel systems, electrical power generation and supply system, as well as the auxiliary power supply system, the air conditioning system, firefighting and deicing equipment.

CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation Yury Slyusar said that the preliminary design for the new aircraft project will be complete as early as July 2015.

“We intend to bid for contracts to build the key systems and are prepared to manufacture competitive state-of-the-art equipment,” CEO of the Aviation Equipment Holding Company Maxim Kuzyuk says. “The current economic situation in this case is actually even going to help us: our bid can be very competitive versus those submitted by international players in the market.”

Participation in the Russian-Chinese long-range wide-body airliner project is part of the Group’s strategy to enter the global market. The Aviation Equipment Group is currently obtaining AS/EN 9100 international standard certificates for its constituent companies, which is a key requirement major aviation manufacturers have for their suppliers.

Besides, in the past three years, Aviation Equipment launched a comprehensive program to boost the competitiveness of Russian-made aviation assemblies and systems. The Holding Company is both developing new-generation high-tech systems and assemblies and reducing costs through comprehensive implementation of a manufacturing system for technological process optimization.

Aviation Equipment is a holding company that specializes in the development, manufacturing, and after-sales service of aircraft systems and components. Additionally, the holding company produces parts and components for the oil and gas, automotive, transportation, and electric utilities industries. Aviation Equipment consists of 35 companies located throughout Russia: in Moscow, Moscow Region, Ufa, Samara, Ulyanovsk, Omsk, Arkhangelsk Region, and elsewhere.