Mishustin announced the launch of serial production of the "import-substituting" Tu-214: the plan for these aircraft has failed for three years in a row.
The Kazan Aircraft Plant has completed all necessary testing and certification of the Tu-214 medium-haul airliner, which is built entirely from domestic components. рассказал Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin In his report to State Duma deputies today, he said the manufacturers are now ready to begin serial production of the aircraft.
The Tu-214 is based on the Tu-204, which was developed in the late 1980s. Before the war with Ukraine, it was produced in limited quantities at the Kazan Aircraft Plant using foreign components. After the imposition of sanctions, Russian authorities allocated over 90 billion rubles to modernizing production. The domestically produced airliners were intended to replace Boeing and Airbus aircraft, which were experiencing serious maintenance problems.
However, in 2023, instead of the planned three Tu-214s, only one was built. And the sole aircraft, scheduled for 2024, was delivered to the customer only in 2025.
Back in 2023, the head of Rostec Sergey Chemezov promised that the production volume of Tu-214 by 2025 would be 10 aircraft per year, but in fact was built only one liner.
According to government plans, the Kazan Aircraft Plant is expected to produce a total of 113 aircraft by 2030.
Mishustin also said that "intensive testing" of domestically produced MS-21, Il-114, and updated Sukhoi Superjet-100 aircraft was conducted throughout last year.
On February 23, the authorities reported about the first test flight of the light aircraft "Baikal", which is designed for intraregional transportation: it rose to an altitude of 300 meters, reached a speed of 190 km/h and spent 10 minutes in the air.
Meanwhile, Russian airlines, unable to renew their fleets due to sanctions and the lack of domestic equivalents, continue to face emergency situations: right now, hundreds of Azur Air passengers can't fly out from Thailand due to another plane breakdown.
