Ilyushin Il-114
The Ilyushin Il-114 (Russian Илью́шин Ил-114) is a Russian twin-engine turboprop airliner, designed for local routes. Intended to replace the Antonov An-24, it first flew in 1990. A total of 20 Il-114s have been built.
| Il-114 | |
|---|---|
| RADAR Il-114-100 | |
| Role | Turboprop Regional airliner |
| National origin | Soviet Union Russia / Uzbekistan |
| Design group | Ilyushin |
| Built by | Initial: Tashkent Mechanical Plant Resumption: Voronezh Aircraft Production Association jointly with Corporation MiG |
| First flight | 29 March 1990 |
| Introduction | August 1998 with Uzbekistan Airways |
| Primary users | Uzbekistan Airways (former) Vyborg Airlines (former) |
| Produced | 1992–2012; 2016–present |
| Number built | 20 |
Production of the Il-114 was temporarily suspended in July 2012, with the sixth and last aircraft delivered to Uzbekistan Airlines on 24 May 2013. In 2016, the company stated that production would be restarted with all-Russian parts, with a new first flight in 2019 and the first aircraft in commercial service in 2021. The decision to end production adheres to the Uzbek government's decision to convert the Tashkent factory to other production lines (namely structural units, household purpose products, spare parts for cars and agricultural equipment), despite Russian interest in keeping the production line and a reportedly high demand prospect for the aircraft. This has translated in an October 2013 announcement by a plant representative, that production is to be resumed after the factory solved financial matters and also due to the interest of a "Russian party".