In domestic civil aircraft construction, financing plays an important role. This was stated by the chief designer of the Tu-204 airliner, Oleg Alasheev.
According to him, today it very often happens that some agreements are concluded, usually in the first quarter of the year, and funds are allocated in the last quarter.
So try to do something when there is no money.
When asked to compare the Tu-214 with modern Western aircraft such as Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, Oleg Yurievich shared his opinion, based on his rich experience.
He confirmed that, compared to modern Western airliners with approximately the same passenger capacity, our "Tushka" is indeed overweight.
To increase the commercial efficiency of the Tu-214, the weight of the aircraft structure must be reduced by 2 to 5 tons.
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