in the last few weeks we follow several moves by Russia to increase the production of domestic aircraft, even if the technology of some of this equipment dates back to the Soviet period.
And this Monday (27/06) the Prime Minister of Russia, Mikhail Mishustin, declared during a meeting that the country plans to contribute 770 billion rubles (US$ 14,5 billion), with the purpose of developing the transport industry air.
The state-owned Aeroflot should be the main beneficiary of this investment, which has investments of up to US$ 2,8 billion planned for 2022. The company plans to buy, by 2030, around 300 aircraft manufactured by the state-owned United Aircraft Corporation, which manufactures the MC-21 , Tu-214 and the SSJ-100.
“There is a lot work to be done to create the efficient infrastructure needed in the sector”, said Mishustin. “The share of domestically produced aircraft in the fleet of Russian airlines is expected to grow to 81% by 2030.”
The Russians also stated that there is a focus on delivering more SuperJet 100 spare parts to Russian airlines, despite the difficulty of gauging the veracity of this information. Currently around 150 Sukhoi SSJ100 Superjet aircraft operate flights in Russia on 11 different operators.
With international sanctions banning the export of western aircraft and parts to Russia, the country is now accelerating the manufacture of domestic aircraft, such as the SSJ100, an updated version of the IL-96, and the brand new MC-21, the most modern design. from Russia until then.
“The MC-21 is designed for flights over distances of around 6000 km and is being created as a replacement for the Tu-154 and Tu-204/214, and also as an alternative to foreign aircraft Airbus A320 and Boeing 737”, declared state media TASS.
More than 1000 planes are expected to be manufactured by 2030, according to Manturov.
