What JSC UEC-Aviadvigatel does

JSC UEC-Aviadvigatel is a Russian aircraft and industrial gas turbine engine design bureau founded in 1939 in Perm, operating today as part of the state-owned United Engine Corporation (ODK/ODK) within Rostec. The bureau designs turbofan engines for civil and special-mission aviation — most notably the PS-90A family (PS-90A baseline, PS-90A-76, PS-90A1, PS-90A2, PS-90A3) certified since 1992, and the 5th-generation PD-14 family (PD-14/PD-14A/PD-14M/PD-10) certified in 2018 for the Irkut MS-21 and SSJ-NG programs — and transfers serial production of all its designs to sister plant AO ODK-Perm Engines at the same Perm site. It also licenses high-thrust development, with the PD-35 gas generator assembled in 2021 as the next platform.

Underlying technology is built around a unified compact gas-generator architecture that feeds both aviation turbofans and a parallel industrial product line. Aviation-derived IP (hollow wide-chord titanium fan blades, blisk/welded HPC rotors, low-emission intermetallic combustors, single-crystal HPT blades with ceramic coatings, composite nacelles) is reapplied to 2.5–25 MW industrial gas-turbine units (GTU series) and gas-turbine power stations (GTES Ural-2500/4000/6000 family) used as gas-pumping drives at Gazprom transgaz stations and as distributed-power units for LUKOIL, Rosneft, Surgutneftegaz and others. The bureau operates additive-manufacturing cells (SLS Formiga P100, Trumpf TruLaser Cell 7020 coaxial LMD), a fully automated KUKA robotic material-qualification cell feeding a proprietary structural-strength database, and proprietary diagnostic systems (ASD-Diagnoz-90, SDD-90) that consume flight data on the PS-90A fleet accumulated since 1994.

The company makes money through four channels: (i) turnkey design-and-supply of GTES for oil & gas and power-generation customers, (ii) design-bureau services including type certificates and author supervision of the PS-90A family in airline service, (iii) long-term aftermarket service contracts paid per machine-hour over the 100,000-hour life of each GTES, and (iv) licensed training of operators at its in-house Training Center. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the customer base is almost entirely state-owned or state-aligned (Gazprom group, Rosneft, LUKOIL, NOVATEK, SLO Rossiya, Red Wings, Russian Post, plus selected international operators in Belarus, Hungary, Turkey, Italy, Cuba and elsewhere). The 2022 production organisation approval and an "unprecedented" Perm engine order from Russian federal authorities mark the inflection from R&D to serial production of the PD-14 family.

Name

JSC UEC-Aviadvigatel

Legal name

АО «ОДК-Авиадвигатель» (JSC «UEC-Aviadvigatel»)

Website

https://avid.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

JSC UEC-Aviadvigatel is a Russian aircraft and industrial gas-turbine engine design bureau, founded 1939 in Perm as part of state-owned ODK/Rostec, serving Gazprom, Rosneft, LUKOIL and Russian civil aviation with PS-90A and PD-14 turbofans plus 2.5–25 MW industrial GTUs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aircraft and Industrial Gas Turbine Engines

NAICS

Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing (336412), Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (3336)

SIC

Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts (3724), Engines & Turbines (3510), Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Turbofan Engines (IMABADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Reciprocating Engine Generator Sets (Diesel/Gas/HFO) (IMAHAFAC)

Keywords

• Aircraft engine design
• Aviation turbofan engines
• Industrial gas turbines
• Gas turbine power stations
• Aerospace propulsion design

Headquarters

HQ city

Soyuz

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Design, serial production and turnkey delivery of industrial GTES (2.5–25 MW): One-time / project-based sales of GTES as turnkey block-modular stations, including installation, commissioning, warranty and current maintenance. Engines serialized by sister company AO «ODK-Perm Engines».
2. Aviation engine design bureau services (type certificates, author supervision): Licensed design bureau issuing type certificates and providing author supervision of serial production and operation of PS-90A, PS-90A-76, PS-90A1/2/3, D-30 family and PD-14 aero engines. Revenue streams include licensing/royalty arrangement via Rostec/ODK parent group.
3. Long-term GTES aftermarket service contracts: Three-tier aftermarket service (full corporate lifetime, extended, standard) paid per machine-hour; includes 24/7 consulting, on-site specialists, spare-parts kits, engine swap during overhaul, lifetime warranty.
4. Author supervision of aero engines in operation: Author supervision of PS-90A fleet operation: participation in certification, development of operation manuals, incident investigations, resource-extension bulletins, engineering consultations to airlines.
5. Operator training services via UEC-Aviadvigatel Training Center: Licensed (License #5844 of 07.04.2017) paid training programs for operators of GTES, industrial GTUs and GTNA.
6. Industrial GTU author supervision and diagnostics (gas-transport and power): Technical supervision of GTU operation, commissioning, documentation refinement and resource extension — coordinated with the Customer Support directorate of AO «ODK-Perm Engines».
7. Contract manufacturing of complex-configuration piping and assemblies: B2B contract manufacturing services for aviation engines, industrial GTUs and general-purpose piping.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

JSC UEC-Aviadvigatel is a Perm-based aircraft engine and industrial gas turbine design bureau that develops, certifies and supports turbofan engines for civil aviation (PS-90A family, PD-14 family, historical D-30 family) and converts that aviation propulsion IP into industrial gas turbine units (GTUs), gas-turbine pumping units (GTNA) and gas-turbine power stations (GTES, Ural series) used by oil-and-gas operators and distributed power customers. The company does not directly sell finished engines to end-users; serial production is licensed to sister plant AO ODK-Perm Engines at the same Perm site.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PS-90A turbofan (baseline of the PS-90A family) Fourth-generation twin-spool, twin-fan turbofan engine certified in 1992 for civil aviation. Takeoff thrust 16,000 kgf (emergency 17,500 kgf); SFC 0.599 kg/kgf·h; fan diameter 1,900 mm; dry weight 2,950 kg. Compliant with ICAO 2008 emissions and ICAO Chapters 3 & 4 noise. Powers Il-96-300/300PU, Tu-204/214 family and Il-76TD-90/Il-96-400T aircraft.
• PS-90A-76 turbofan (Il-76 re-engine variant) PS-90A modification developed for re-engining the Il-76 family. Maximum/continuous thrust 14,500/16,000 kgf; delivery mass 4,255 kg. Reduces operating costs by 1.7×, lifts resource/reliability 1.5-2× and cuts SFC 13-17% versus the D-30KP it replaces. Powers Il-76TD-90, Il-76MF-EI cargo aircraft operated by Volga-Dnepr, Silk Way Airlines, Indian Air Force, Egyptian Air Force and others.
• PS-90A1 turbofan PS-90A modification with 98% unification with baseline. Boosted takeoff thrust 17,400 kgf; SFC 0.604 kg/kgf·h; dry weight 3,100 kg. ICAO 2008 emissions and Chapter 4 noise compliant. Powers the Il-96-400 widebody and Il-96-400T long-range freighter.
• PS-90A2 turbofan PS-90A modification certified in 2009 under AP-33. Maximum emergency thrust 17,500 kgf; takeoff 16,000 kgf; SFC 0.6 kg/kgf·h; dry weight 3,000 kg. Service-to-rebuild resource/reliability 1.5-2× higher; lifecycle cost significantly reduced; maintenance labor halved. Targets Tu-204SM and serves as the gas-generator base for industrial GTUs in the 8-25 MW class.
• PS-90A3 turbofan PS-90A modification certified in 2011 under NLGS-3. Operates on maintenance-condition-based logic. Cuts airline operating costs by 30% via reduced maintenance labor (down to 0.2 person-hours per flight hour) and longer maintenance intervals. ICAO 2008 emissions and Chapter 4 noise compliant.
• D-30 turbofan (historical baseline) Turbofan produced 1966-1993; first Soviet engine to receive an international airworthiness certificate. Thrust 6,930 kgf; SFC 0.781 kg/kgf·h; bypass ratio 1.0; fan diameter 1,050 mm; mass 1,990 kg. Foundational engine that spawned the D-30KP, D-30KU and D-30KU-154 variants and the industrial D-30EU-2/D-30EU-6 gas-turbine derivatives.
• D-30KP turbofan (with thrust reverser) Turbofan with thrust reverser produced at the Rybinsk Motors plant since 1972 (over 4,700 built). Takeoff thrust 12,000 kgf; SFC 0.7 kg/kgf·h; bypass ratio 2.36; fan diameter 1,560 mm. Powers the Il-76 family.
• D-30KU turbofan

Quantifiable outcome

• PD-14 fuel burn reduced >10-15% vs modern analogues of same thrust class
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers64 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• AO «ODK-Perm Engines» (ОДК-Пермские моторы)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister serial-production plant within the same UEC/ODK group, based at the same Perm site. Performs serial manufacturing of all Aviadvigatel-designed aviation and industrial engines (PS-90A family, PD-14, D-30 derivatives, Ural-series GTES). Co-located staff, joint Customer Support directorate and shared production-organisation approval certificate from Rosaviatsia.
• PAO «Irkut» Corporation (Irkut Corporation, MS-21 integrator)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAircraft integrator for the MS-21 family; Aviadvigatel and Irkut work jointly on engine-aircraft integration for the PD-14 baseline, plus PD-14A (MS-21-200), PD-14M (MS-21-400) and PD-10 (SSJ-NG) variants.
• FGUP «CIAM» (Central Institute of Aviation Motor Engineering named after P.I. Baranov)coreTechnology or IntegrationRussian federal research institute for aviation engine development; collaborating on scientific basis for new engine architectures and certification methods.
• FGUP «TSAGI» (Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky)coreTechnology or IntegrationRussia's primary aerospace aerodynamics research institute; collaboration on airframe-engine integration and aerodynamic validation.
• FGUP «VIAM» (All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials)coreTechnology or IntegrationState research institute for aviation materials; partner for development and qualification of titanium, nickel superalloys and composite materials used in PS-90A, PD-14 and industrial GTUs.
• OAO «NPO Saturn» (Rybinsk)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerHistorical serial-manufacturer of D-30 family derivatives (D-30, D-30KP, D-30KU, D-30KU-154) designed by Aviadvigatel; produced >8,000 engines in total for Tu-134, Il-62M, Il-76 and Tu-154M.
• OAO «Ufa Engine Industrial Association» (UMPO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister engine-production plant within ODK; partner in the broader Russian aviation engine industrial cooperation.
• FGUP «NPTS gazoturbostroeniya «Salyut»coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRussia's gas-turbine engineering centre; partner on industrial GTU development.
• OAO «UNIIKM» (Ural Research Institute of Composite Materials)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartner on composite material development — important for composite PD nacelles and hollow composite fan blades.
• OAO «VASO» (Voronezh Aircraft Production Association)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerAircraft OEM producing airframes (Il-96 family) that integrate Aviadvigatel PS-90A family engines.
• PNIPU (Perm National Research Polytechnic University)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategic talent pipeline partner — Aviadvigatel runs targeted recruitment ('tselevoy nabor') under the Russian Government plan for OPK training 2021-2030; 44 students enrolled in 2021 via PNIPU and UrFU.
• PTPIT (Perm Technical School of Industrial and Information Technologies named after B.G. Izgagin)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerBase employer enterprise for the 'Professionalitet' federal program machine-building cluster (08.05.2022 partnership agreement signed); Aviadvigatel/ODK-Perm Engines will equip PTPIT with CNC machines and hire >600 trained workers over 3 years.
• Perm Krai Government (Governor Dmitry Makhonin)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partner supporting 'Professionalitet' cluster creation.
• State Corporation «Rostec» (parent group of UEC/ODK)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAviadvigatel is part of Rostec via the United Engine Corporation (ODK / UEC); procurement is conducted through Rostec's electronic trading platform etprf.ru.
• AO «Agency for State Orders of the Republic of Tatarstan»minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdditional electronic trading platform (223etp.zakazrf.ru) used for procurement.
• Perm Aviation Technical School named after A.D. ShvetsovminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSource of trained aircraft-engine fitters and test mechanics ('slesar-sborshchik aviadvigateley' and 'ispytatel-mekhanik'); graduates feed ODK-Perm Engines serial production.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Pratt & Whitney (RTX): Pratt & Whitney develops military and commercial turbofan engines (PW1000G geared turbofan, V2500, F135) and has an industrial gas turbine business via Pratt & Whitney Power. Directly comparable to Aviadvigatel in combining civil aviation turbofans with industrial gas turbine applications.
• Rolls-Royce: Rolls-Royce is a leading civil aerospace engine OEM (Trent, Pearl business jets) and also a major producer of industrial gas turbines and gas turbine power packages via Rolls-Royce Power Systems (mtu) and its gas turbine & compressor business. Closest global analogue to Aviadvigatel's aviation-plus-industrial model.
• GE Aerospace / GE Vernova: GE Aerospace produces the GE9X, GEnx and CF34 turbofans; GE Vernova (formerly GE Gas Power) makes heavy-duty industrial gas turbines for power generation. Together they mirror Aviadvigatel's aviation turbofan + industrial gas turbine dual structure.
• Safran Aircraft Engines: Safran (Snecma) designs the LEAP, CFM56 and SaM146 engines and via Safran Power Units also produces industrial gas turbines. Direct competitor in narrowbody turbofans and in small-to-mid industrial GTUs.
• CFM International: CFM International is a 50/50 GE/Safran JV producing the CFM56 and LEAP turbofans that compete with the PS-90A and PD-14 in the narrowbody segment. A direct competitor for MS-21-class and SSJ-NG-class engine selection.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell produces auxiliary power units, business jet engines (HTF7000, TFE731) and turbogenerators with industrial applications; a broader incumbent with overlapping but not direct narrowbody engine competition with Aviadvigatel.

Emerging players

• Motor Sich (Ivchenko-Progress): Ukrainian engine design bureau developing turbofans and turboshafts (D-436, AI-322, D-18T) and historically a fellow Soviet aero-engine peer. Sanctions and war disruption have significantly affected its trajectory, but the technology base is highly comparable to Aviadvigatel's PS-90A and PD-14 class products.

Others

• NPO Saturn: Sister Russian engine manufacturer within UEC/ODK (Rybinsk) that historically serial-produced D-30KP and D-30KU variants designed by Aviadvigatel; produces SaM146 for Superjet. Adjacent ODK entity rather than a direct competitor.
• UEC-Salyut (NPTS Gazoturbostroeniya Salyut): Moscow-based gas turbine engineering centre within UEC/ODK that develops industrial GTUs (including the GTD-series and DGT-series power units). Listed as a technology partner of Aviadvigatel but operates as an adjacent industrial gas turbine developer in the same state corporation.

Regional players

• Power Machines (Silovye Mashiny): Russian manufacturer of turbines, generators and transformers including industrial gas turbines for power generation and gas pumping. Domestic Russian competitor to Aviadvigatel's Ural-series GTU and GTES portfolio in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

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Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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