Boeing and Airbus are not needed: Russian airline to focus only on MC-21

Rossiya Airlines will focus on the new domestic airliner

Rossiya Airlines will switch to operating only advanced medium-range domestic MC-21 aircraft. This was announced by the General Director of the Aeroflot Group, Sergei Alexandrovsky.

МС-21
МС-21

According to him, as the company's fleet is replaced, it is planned to switch to operating only medium-range aircraft. Currently, Rossiya also operates long-range aircraft.

We plan that only MC-21 aircraft in the "economy" and "comfort" class configuration will be operated, currently there is also a business class.
Sergei Alexandrovsky, General Director of Aeroflot

MC-21 is a domestic medium-range passenger aircraft of a new generation. The import-substituted aircraft is assembled at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant.

Earlier www1.ru reported that MC-21, SJ-100 and Tu-214 will not be left without work: airlines were offered to be obliged to buy Russian aircraft.

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Sources
Rossiya-24

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