Ilyushin Il-114

The Ilyushin Il-114 (Russian Илью́шин Ил-114) is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed by the Ilyushin design bureau.The programme was launched in June 1986 by the Soviet Ministry of Aviation Industry and first flew on 29 March 1990. Initial plans envisioned the production of up to one-hundred aircraft per year, taking place in the Uzbek SSR. While development was initially expected to be straightforward, work was complicated by organisational and financial problems caused by the dissolution of the Soviet Union as well as the crash of a prototype aircraft. Serial production of aircraft began in 1992 at the Tashkent Aircraft Production Association. However, following dissolution, the loss of skilled labour, and poor financial state of both Russia and Uzbekistan, aircraft were built at a laggard rate, unable to compete with foreign aircraft such as the ATR 72. The last aircraft was produced in 2012 due to the bankruptcy of the plant, with a total of 20 aircraft. In 2014, United Aircraft Corporation began exploring the possibility of restarting production, as a result of international sanctions imposed on Russia as a result of the Crimean crisis. The aircraft would be designated the Il-114-300, with the expected goal of replacing the aging Antonov An-24, as well as foreign aircraft such as the ATR 72. The first flight of a prototype aircraft, based on an existing Il-114-100 took place on 16 December 2020. Work was temporarily paused in 2021 after the crash of a prototype Il-112 aircraft, which uses the same TV7-117 engines as the Il-114. Flight tests resumed in 2024, with two newly built aircraft being built at the Lukhovitsy Aircraft Plant. Preliminary flight testing was completed in January 2026, with serial production expected later in the year. In March 2026, it was reported that type certification was expected to be granted in May 2026. Serial production is expected later in 2026.

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