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HISTORY |
Russia, Ulyanovsk, a city on the Volga river is located at the crossing of the basic transport highways. A place, through which the basic aviation lines are leading from Europe and the European part of Russia to Siberia, to the Far East and the countries of Asia. Here in 1976 the construction of Ulyanovsk Aviation Industrial Complex named subsequantly "Aviastar" has been started. Today "Aviastar" is one of the largest manufacturers of aeronautical engineering in Russia and the CIS countries, which specializes on production of modern passenger and cargo aircraft of Tu - 204 family and unique transport civil aircraft Аn-124-100 "Ruslan’. Capacities of "Aviastar" allow to produce up to 50 aircraft per year.
1975-1976 - Geodetic layout of the factory main facilities and workshops and housing estate on open fields on the left bank of Volga river in Ulyanovsk region. Created building industrial base, produced the first cubic meter of concrete. Constructed the first auxiliary facilities, sunk the first pile of the main factory building. 10.06.76 - Official foundation of Ulyanovsk Aviation Industrial Complex. 1977-1980 - Launch of the first start-up complex- foundation of the aircraft manufacturing plant, introduction of the technical documentation for manufacture of An-124 ’Ruslan’ aircraft, construction of new facilities and workshops of the aviation complex, simultaneous construction of the housing estate and infrastructure of the New City. |
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1986-1990- Start-up of the main production facilities, launch production of passenger aircraft Tu-204. 17.08.1990- The first flight of passenger aircraft Tu-204 manufactured by Ulyanovsk Aviation Industrial Complex, marking the beginning of the family of passenger and cargo aircraft. 6.06.91 - The first flight of the first serial civil aircraft An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’. 1992 - Reorganization of Ulyanovsk Aviation Industrial Complex named after D.F.Ustinov into Joint Stock Company ‘Aviastar’. |
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11.06.1993 - For the first time, Aviastar-manufactured passenger aircraft Tu-204 with Rolls-Royce engines was exhibited at the International Airshow in Le Bourget (France). 8.10.1993- Aviation Register of Interstate Aviation Committee issued to Aviastar the ‘Production Approval Certificate’ for manufacture of passenger and cargo aircraft of An-124 ‘Ruslan’. 29.05.95 - Aviation Register of Interstate Aviation Committee issued to Aviastar the ‘Production Approval Certificate’ for manufacture of passenger and cargo aircraft of Tu-204 family. 16.08.95 - The first middle-range passenger aircraft Tu-204-100 with PS-90A engines was manufactured. |
 01.10.98 - The first
passenger aircraft Tu-204-100 with Rolls-Royce engines was manufactured
under the long-term international contract with the Egyptian company KATO
Aromatic.
13.10.98 - The first cargo aircraft Tu-204-120C with Rolls-Royce engines was manufactured under the long-term international contract with the Egyptian company KATO Aromatic. By the year 2000, all passenger and cargo modifications of Tu-204 aircraft family- Tu-204-100, Tu-204C, Tu-204-120, Tu-204-120C- have been certified by the Aviation Register of Interstate Aviation Committee of the Russian Federation. In 2001 Russian President Putin V.V. visited TU-204-100 aircraft (64020) on the International Exhibition "MAX-2001" 2002 – Aviastar-SP took part in Farnborough International Airshow 2006. |
 2003 – Tu-204-300
prototype construction was at the end. After being displayed at MAKS-2005
TU-204-300 was put to the certification tests.
2004 – TU-204-300, S\N 64026, successfully performed its first maiden non-stop flight to Vladivostok. Volga-Dnepr and Polyot airlines took delivery of AN-124-100. 2005 – TU-204-300 certification tests were complete. The aircraft was on exhibition at MAKS-2005. “VladivostokAvia” airlines took delivery of 4 TU-204-300s. |
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2007 – 2 passenger and 1 cargo Tu-204 a/c were introducted into service for “Cubana de Aviacion” together with Tu-204-300 a/c for Korea airline “Air Koryo”. 2008 – “Vladivostok Avia” airline was enlarged with two Tu-204-300 a/c. Tu-204-100B was introducted into service for “Red Wing” airline. |
2006
– factory celebrated 30-year anniversary since the date of Ulyanovsk
aviation complex foundation.
