ST. PETERSBURG, June 5. /TASS/. Rostec State Corporation expects to complete the flight test program of the import-substituted SJ-100 passenger jet by the fall of this year, CEO Sergey Chemezov told reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

"Obtaining a type certificate for the PD-8 engine means that we have come close to certification of the Superjet-100 aircraft. We expect that the airliner will complete the flight test program by the fall," he said.

Large-scale production of the aircraft is planned from next year, Chemezov noted. To date, the SJ-100 has already performed over 180 flights - more than 80% of those required for certification. At the moment, 42 aircraft of this type have been contracted, the Rostec CEO added.

The SJ-100 is a short-haul narrow-body aircraft designed to accommodate 100 passengers. The airplane is equipped with Russian PD-8 engines and domestic systems as part of the import substitution efforts.

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