Rosaviatsiya has issued a single type certificate for the Tupolev Tu-204 and Tu-214 family, replacing four separate approvals for the different variants. The move covers the Tu-204, Tu-204-100V, Tu-204-300 and Tu-214, and is expected to simplify fleet support, reduce operating costs and make training and maintenance more consistent across the programme.
The administrative change does not alter the aircraft design, but it allows maintenance procedures, spare parts, tools and repair processes to be standardised across the family. It also gives Tupolev greater flexibility to apply materials and structural elements already certified on one variant to the others. For operators, the unification is intended to ease support for crews, cabin staff and ground personnel while streamlining work on aircraft already in service.