September 13, 2018: the Russian aircraft-makers consortium UAC announced in an official statement that the contract for the sale of ten Be-200ES amphibious aircraft was signed by Beriev within the framework of Gidroaviasalon 2018 - the 12th international exhibition and conference on naval aviation, held last week in Gelendzhik, Russia.

The contract with the US-based company Seaplane Global Air Services provides for the supply of four Be-200BC amphibious aircraft and an option for another six such aircraft. The first two planes are to be equipped with D-436TP engines, while eight others - with Safran Aircraft Engines' SaM146.


"Over the years, the Be-200ChS amphibious aircraft has proven itself in the EMERCOM requirements of Russia and Europe. It was originally created as a fire-fighting aircraft with the ability to drop 12 tons of water in 20 seconds. We hope that this order will be the beginning of Seaplane Global Air Services' great advancement of our Be-200BC aircraft to the American and European markets", said the Director General of Beriev, Yuri Vladimirovich Grudinin.

Seaplane Global Air Services President Patrick Massardi made the following statement: "We commit ourselves to helping our customers to combat forest fires by using the most efficient aircraft available on the market, and so we opted for the Be-200 with its speed characteristics, its flight range and the amount of discharged water, and our pilots are now ready to fly on this outstanding aircraft."

The Be-200CHS amphibian aircraft was certified in 2003 by the IAC Aviation Registry in accordance with the AP-25 standards. In 2007, the Be-200ES was allowed to be used to transport 43 passengers on medium-length flights, both from airport and on water surfaces. In 2010, a European type certificate (EASA) was obtained. At the moment the mass production of Be-200BC aircraft is takes place in Taganrog.

Press release courtesy of Beriev.