RUSSIA faces the exhaustion of imported civil aircraft due to the end of their service life or the unavailability of spare parts, reports Panagyurishte's Bulgarianmilitary.com.
This potential aviation crisis stands on the shoulders of a domestic airplane industry that is struggling to produce aircraft, said the report.
Despite a plan for three Tu-214s to be delivered to clients in 2023, none were. The prospective buyers remain unclear, but it's a negligible detail. Aeroflot's ongoing negotiations with the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) point to a promising partnership yet to prove successful.
The pressure of these stalled plans seems to be detracting from progress towards the 'new' Superjet and the MC-21. The MC-21 is still without an engine, although there are preliminary plans to produce several PD-14s in 2023.
In light of these setbacks, Russia plans to manufacture 600 aircraft by 2030. This ambition comes with a hefty financial backing of an extra 280 billion rubles. It's intended to revive the 'decaying' Il-96?300 and Tu-214, alongside the Soviet-era Il-114.
Said Civil Aviation Association director general Viktor Gorbachev: 'With our current planes - Boeing and Airbus - we have seven or eight years' worth. The Superjet and MS-21 may fly another year before it gets certified.'
The 'import substitution' that started following the annexation of Crimea 10 years ago has yet to yield satisfactory results. It appears that 'Strategy 2020' and similar projects have remained just that - ideas on the drawing board.
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This potential aviation crisis stands on the shoulders of a domestic airplane industry that is struggling to produce aircraft, said the report.
Despite a plan for three Tu-214s to be delivered to clients in 2023, none were. The prospective buyers remain unclear, but it's a negligible detail. Aeroflot's ongoing negotiations with the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) point to a promising partnership yet to prove successful.
The pressure of these stalled plans seems to be detracting from progress towards the 'new' Superjet and the MC-21. The MC-21 is still without an engine, although there are preliminary plans to produce several PD-14s in 2023.
In light of these setbacks, Russia plans to manufacture 600 aircraft by 2030. This ambition comes with a hefty financial backing of an extra 280 billion rubles. It's intended to revive the 'decaying' Il-96?300 and Tu-214, alongside the Soviet-era Il-114.
Said Civil Aviation Association director general Viktor Gorbachev: 'With our current planes - Boeing and Airbus - we have seven or eight years' worth. The Superjet and MS-21 may fly another year before it gets certified.'
The 'import substitution' that started following the annexation of Crimea 10 years ago has yet to yield satisfactory results. It appears that 'Strategy 2020' and similar projects have remained just that - ideas on the drawing board.
SeaNews Turkey