In the past year of 2010 Tupolev won five complimentary certificates to three baseline aircraft models and two noise level certificates. All of these were awarded by the Russian and CIS civil aviation authorities.

The focus was firmly on the Tu-204/214 airliner family. The most important achievement was completion of testing and delivery to customer of special purpose versions of the Tu-214. These versions were ordered by the Presidential Administration, Russian government and the ministry of defense.

The Tu-214PU, the suffix for Control Post, features a set of special onboard equipment and customized passenger cabin interior for VVIP transportation. This version won complimentary type certificate DST no.196-Tu-214/D12 dated 8 October 2010.

The Tu-204-300A is a derivative of the Tu-204-300 with a shrunk fuselage, customized passenger cabin for VVIP transportation and a longer range, at 9000 km. This model won complimentary type certificate DST no.238-Tu-204-300/D06 dated 19 March 2010.

The Russian certification authority approved of the Tu-204-300’s design methods and the proving documentation for 8000 cycles and 24000 flight hours within 12 years of calendar lifetime. Onboard equipment items were checked for compliance to these figures. The process went to completion with issuance of complimentary type certificates DST no.238-Tu-204-300/D07 dated 06 October 2010 and DST no.238-Tu-204-300/D08 dated 15 November 2010.

The Tu-204-100C cargo version, derived from the Tu-204-120CE baseline cargo aircraft, won approvals for longer lifetime, at 17500 flight hours, 8000 flights, 15 year calendar lifetime. Besides, two options for cargo Tu-204s were approved, one with maximum takeoff weight of 107.5 tons and anther with 110.75 tons, - depending on airframe resource that comes with it. The respective complimentary type certificate is DST no.233-Tu-204-120CE/D08 dated 15 December 2010.

The developer says it will further improve the Tu-204/214 family for higher flight safety, wider operational envelope, better passenger comfort and working conditions for the crew, and higher economic gains for the airlines.