Aircraft
Russian Government Issues New Plan To Boost Airliner Output
The Irkut MC-21 and SSJ100 would become the main beneficiaries of a $25 billion allocation from the Russian government.
The MC-21 will become the chief beneficiary of a massive investment in airliner development by the Russian government. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
The MC-21 will become the chief beneficiary of a massive investment in airliner development by the Russian government. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Russia’s Ministry for Industry and Trade has arrived at a new $25 billion plan to place 735 domestically produced passenger aircraft with local and foreign operators in the 2021 to 2030 timeframe. Meant as part of Russia’s new edition of a national strategy for social and economic development, the document calls for the formation of an “internationally competitive product line for the [local] aviation industry.”


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