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Jan 15, 2024 (newstodate): Russia's cabinet of Ministers have agreed on an ambitious plan for building commercial aircraft.
The plan envisages the construction of "more than" 600 domestic aircraft, providing the basis of the fleet of Russian airlines to comprise shorter-range Superjet and MC-21 aircraft, Il-114 and Tu-214 for medium-range flights, and wide-body aircraft Il-96-300 for long-haul operations.
According to a Russian government website, plans are to transfer 142 SSJ-New aircraft, 270 MS-21-310, 70 Il-114-300, 115 Tu-214 aircraft and 12 Il-96-300 aircraft to domestic air carriers.
-Under the prevailing conditions of sanctions, our own modern air fleet is of utmost importance for the connectivity of the regions of our large country, the Prime Minister emphasized on the cabinet meeting.