Plans to Build a Thousand SJ-100, MC-21, and Tu-214 by 2030 Predicted to Fail: No Replacement Even for 70-Year-Old An-2

Honored Pilot Smirnov Reminded That There Is No Mass Production of Aircraft Engines in the Country

The comprehensive program for the development of the aviation industry in Russia until 2030, which has been adopted in Russia, will be almost impossible to implement; there is no necessary production in the country. This was stated by the honored pilot of the USSR, chairman of the commission on civil aviation of the public council of Rostransnadzor, Oleg Smirnov.

The expert reminded that two thousand engines need to be created for a thousand aircraft, and at the moment there is no mass production of them in Russia. Millions of components are also needed - electronic, plastic, electrical and metal.

And where to get them? It is necessary to restore the enterprises where they will be produced. And therefore, the program is regularly revised, the number of aircraft has decreased, and the deadlines are constantly shifting.
Oleg Smirnov, Honored Pilot of the USSR

Smirnov recalled that there is still no replacement even for the 70-year-old An-2, which used to connect every village with the "mainland."

They decided to make "Baikal" - billions were allocated, and now the presidential envoy to the Far East, Yuri Trutnev, says that this plane is not suitable, its creation has been suspended. He doesn't just raise this problem, but because he meets with people who live there.
Oleg Smirnov, Honored Pilot of the USSR

Russia plans to produce more than a thousand of its own aircraft by 2030, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a direct line and press conference in December 2023.

Later, the Ministry of Industry and Trade clarified that the share of Russian-made aircraft in the fleets of airlines by 2030 will be 81.3% - there will be SSJ-100, Tu-214, MS-2, Il-9 mainline aircraft, as well as regional Il-114-300, An-24, An-26, "Baikal" and "Ladoga".

Earlier www1.ru reported that the import-substituted MS-21 aircraft successfully tested radio-electronic equipment.

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