In an interview with TASS, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, touched upon the topic of domestic aircraft. In particular, the head of the ministry announced that a larger capacity version of the MC-21 mainline aircraft may appear in Russia (currently it is 163 – 211 people).
«Now, I emphasize, all efforts are focused on creating a fully import-independent version of the MC-21-310 aircraft. First of all, we are solving the problem of national security and technological sovereignty in the strategic direction of civil aviation, but no one has canceled the economy. Therefore, various options for the development of the MC-21 family for the future are certainly also being worked out. The work that is underway on the wide-body aircraft has a planning horizon after 2030. I think that it is also necessary to develop several modifications based on the MC-21, including a version for 220–250 passengers,” said Denis Manturov.