Sukhoi civilian aircraft

Informatization in Sukhoi Civil Aircraft

2019: Operating platform Fleet management

Presentation data Roman Viktorovich Markovsky, June 2019

2018: Interview with TAdviser Deputy Chief information officer

Igor Zykov, Deputy Director of the Information Technology Department of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft JSC (GSS), in an interview with TAdviser spoke about the key IT solutions of the company and the experience of import substitution.

History and performance indicators

2020: Reduction of a third of staff

On September 24, 2020, it became known about mass layoffs at the Regional Aircraft company (previously called Sukhoi Civilian Aircraft, but were renamed after joining Would), which produces the Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft. Job cuts are associated with falling demand for airliners. According to Vedomosti, at least 500 employees were dismissed in Regional Aircraft. Before merging with Irkutsk, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft had about 3-3.1 thousand employees, the company said. As a result, from 15% to 30% of all employees fell under the reduction, the publication says.

Sukhoi Superjet aircraft manufacturer cuts one-third of staff

The fact of a decrease in staff is also confirmed by the reporting of "Irkut" itself, which reflects all the employees of the already merged company: in 2020 there were 700 fewer people than before the unification.

By September 24, 2020, it remains the only manufacturer of civilian jet airliners in Russia. The SSJ100 short-haul aircraft is the first and so far the only civilian airliner developed in Russia from scratch. Other plants of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) produce literally single copies of Soviet Tu-204 and Il-96 aircraft for the presidential flight detachment, law enforcement agencies and the Ministry of Emergencies, the newspaper notes.

The source of the publication in the UAC said that the reductions also affected the engineering staff. Some engineers who worked in Zhukovsky were offered work at the MiG plant in Lukhovitsy or in Irkutsk itself. Some of them agreed, the interlocutors said.

It is not clear only why the engineers are not needed by the Superjet manufacturer itself, the only operating civilian airline, one of them was surprised.

According to the representative of Irkut, contacted by Vedomosti, about 10% of employees left Regional Aircraft, a number of employees were also reduced in the staff of Irkut itself^[1]

2019: Revenue collapse 4.5 times to 6 billion rubles

The aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (GSS) was in a stalemate. In 2019, the company was able to sell only one Sukhoi SuperJet. Sales revenue amounted to 2.1 billion rubles, collapsing 12 times compared to last year. The company's total revenue fell 4.5 times - to 6 billion rubles, of which two-thirds came from after-sales revenue.

Clouds over HMRC continue to thicken: according to VEB Leasing, in 2020 Aeroflot will be the only buyer of Sukhoi SuperJet aircraft. Other operators refuse to buy a new airliner.

HMRC originally planned to sell hundreds of aircraft, but today only 142 airliners in 20 airlines are in operation. Basically, domestic air carriers fly on Sukhoi. A year earlier, the Irish Cityjet withdrew them from its fleet, and the Mexican Interjet uses only 4 of the 22 aircraft on which it is looking for buyers. Mostly customers are scared off by the long downtime of the aircraft on the ground due to interruption with components. The manufacturer is trying to rectify the situation, but private aviators wait until the plant corrects all the "children's sores" of the new design.

In this sense, Aeroflot is still the only "bailout stick" for HMRC. As of February 2020, there are 49 Sukhoi airliners in the Aeroflot fleet. It is assumed that by 2026 the number of SSJ100 in the fleet of the state-owned company will triple. In 2020, 17 aircraft will be purchased, another 100 liners will be purchased later. But the acquisition and operation of such a number of SSJ100 will require gigantic amounts of funding.

It is doubtful that Aeroflot as the flagship of air travel alone will be able to take out the aircraft industry on itself. The industry has long needed a comprehensive state support program and the change of Government has given such hope. Most likely, priority measures will cover three main aspects of the technological development of the industry. This is a cheaper lease for buyers, state subsidies to aviators as compensation for the costs of operating a new model of the liner, as well as direct support for the aircraft manufacturer itself.

2014: Revenue reached 29 billion rubles

According to the results of 2014, the revenue of GSS CJSC increased by 45% compared to 2013 and amounted to 29,027 million rubles. The Company's revenues were formed by 97% from the sale of aircraft, by 2% from R&D, by 1% from after-sales services and other activities.

Revenues from the main activity, sales of the Armed Forces, increased by 56% compared to 2013 and amounted to 28,231 million rubles. The increase in revenues from this type of activity is primarily due to an increase in the volume of delivered aircraft (29 aircraft in 2014 compared to 25 aircraft in 2013).

Revenues from the Company's activities related to after-sales customer support (ASW) did not significantly increase and amounted to 157 million rubles. Revenue from ASW includes revenues from maintenance of aircraft, from sale of services and spare parts to airlines, rental of simulators for training pilots, from training courses and other services.

In 2014, the cost increased by 21% compared to 2013 and amounted to 26,262 million rubles. Its increase is mainly due to the increase in production costs associated with the increase in the volume of aircraft produced. At the same time, in relative terms, the faster growth rates of revenue (+ 44.85%) over the cost growth rate (+ 21.13%) indicate an effective sales policy of the Company, a decrease in the share of starting customers, as well as optimization of the cost of aircraft during the reporting period.

In connection with the above factors, gross profit in the reporting period took a positive value and amounted to 2,765 million rubles.

Despite the overall qualitative and quantitative improvement of almost all operational indicators, in 2014 the Company failed to reach a positive net profit indicator, it amounted to -4 555 million rubles. The main reason that influenced the formation of this indicator was the significant amount of net interest payments for servicing loans and loans raised in previous periods to finance the development of the program.

Revenues from R&D works performed in 2014 decreased by 64.69% and amounted to 624 million rubles - mainly due to a decrease in revenue from the state contract for the improvement of the aircraft in accordance with the signed schedule for the work.

In 2014, for the first time since the launch of mass production and the start of sales, GSS CJSC showed a positive profit from sales, it amounted to 1,413 million rubles. The main factors that influenced the formation of this indicator were a decrease in the share of starting customers in the supply of aircraft, optimization of the production cost of aircraft, as well as a reduction in commercial and management costs.

According to the results of operations in 2014, commercial expenses amounted to 144 million rubles and decreased both in absolute and relative terms, by 71 million rubles and 33%, respectively. Management expenses also showed a decrease in 2014 results, they amounted to 1,208 million rubles, reducing by 17% compared to the previous year. The reduction of these expenses in the period under review is mainly the result of the implementation of measures aimed at optimizing the Company's overhead costs.