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Russia’s ministry for industry and trade has issued a revised plan calling for the production of 1,000 aircraft by domestic manufacturers through 2030. The policy, which is part of a coordinated Kremlin effort to counter disruption to the country’s air transport sector from Western sanctions barring imported aircraft and parts, calls for 564 “major passenger types” with the following breakdown: 12 Ilyushin Il-96-300 widebodies, 270 of the new MC21-310 and 70 Tupolev Tu-214 narrowbody jetliners, 142 of Sukhoi’s new version of the SSJ-100s and 70 Il-114-300 regional turboprops. For operators flying shorter routes, Russian manufacturers have also been instructed to produce more of the Ladoga, L-410, and Baikal commuter turboprop types.
Russia's government announced plans on June 27 to invest RUB770bn ($14.5bn) in the country's aviation industry by the end of this decade to boost the share of domestically-manufactured aircraft. Foreign plane makers have also stopped delivering new aircraft, while spare parts for foreign-built planes are in short supply. "The share of domestically produced aircraft in the fleet of Russian airlines should grow to 81% by 2030," Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said in a televised meeting of government officials. Russia has been pushing to localise aircraft production but only the Sukhoi Superjet regional aircraft is mass-produced inside Russia, while a significant number of its components, including vital engine parts, are imported. Russia is preparing to mass produce the MS-21 medium-haul aircraft, which also has some foreign components. It also expects to begin building a small number of Soviet-designed Tu-214. According to the programme, Russian airlines should receive about 1,000 new locally-built aircraft by 2030.
Russian national flagship air carrier Aeroflot considers the locally produced Tu-214 plane as a basic model for its fleet, Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev said as broadcasted by Rossiya 1 television channel late on June 20. “The Tu-214 is a model also considered by the airlines, including Aeroflot, as a basic model for the future use,” he said. Savelyev also said that one should not worry about the safety of Russian air companies’ flights. “The aviation safety is a top priority. Nobody will risk passengers’ lives. Yes, there are problems, we have 1,272 planes, of which 1,148 are passenger planes. Although we have not prepared for the sanctions, the economy of processes showed that we needed to organize the service inside Russia,” he said. “And that is why many airlines, including Aeroflot, have created large engineering centers... I think we cope with the task. There is still a problem of components, but we believe that we will be able to solve it. So one should not worry about the safety, I think,” he added.
The ten largest Russian air carriers have opened special Type C ruble bank accounts to pay leasing companies in rubles for the jets still held in
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