PERM. Feb 9 (Interfax) - UEC-Aviadvigatel, the Perm-based developer of the PD-14 engine for MC-21 planes, seeks to recover 438,500 euros from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on grounds of unjust enrichment, according to materials of the Arbitration Court of the Perm Territory.
The claim was filed with the court in September 2022, and the first preliminary hearing took place on January 26. There was no evidence proving EASA got notification, so the court scheduled the next hearing for April 20.
According to the case materials, UEC-Aviadvigatel transferred 409,400 euros to the EASA for validating the PD-14 engine certificate. The EASA confirmed the payment but did not provide the service and later blacklisted e-mails from the plaintiff.
The company seeks 29,100-euro awards as interest on the payment.
UEC-Aviadvigatel, an entity of the United Engine Corporation (UEC), is a bureau designing gas turbine engines for aircraft and industrial gas turbine units and power plants based on aviation technologies. It is a lead designer of fifth-generation engines for MC-21 planes and industrial gas turbine units.
The UEC combined UEC-Perm Motors (MOEX: PMOZ) and UEC-Aviadvigatel into a single scientific and industrial complex in November 2020.