Yakutia Airlines has concluded agreements of intent with aircraft manufacturers to acquire ten Sukhoi Superjet-100, five MC-21 aircraft, Andrei Fedotov, Permanent Representative of the republic of Yakutia to the Russian President, told TASS after signing agreements at the MAKS-2019 international aerospace show. This reported by TASS.

Another regional carrier, Polar Airlines, intends to order eight IL-114-300s, he added.

"Agreements of intent were signed to acquire 10 additional Superjets for Yakutia Airlines. We also announced plans to purchase first five MC-21 aircraft, but here we have great requirements: the range must be increased without losing of economic feasibility. We should be able to fly on these planes from Yakutsk to Moscow without problems, and then they will come to replace the Boeing 737, which we operate today," he said.

It is planned to use these aircraft at the Yakutia airline, which carries out transportation along main routes. Fedotov added that as part of the air show, an agreement was also signed on the supply of eight IL-114-300. This aircraft should become a replacement for the An-24 and An-26 and be used by Polar Airlines, which mainly conducts regional flights. The carrier should receive three aircraft in 2023, another five - until 2026.

On Thursday, Yakutia plans to conclude an agreement on the purchase of a new domestic Ansat helicopter at MAKS-2019 airshow.