Roman Gusarov stated that the "carcass" is only suitable as a monument or museum exhibit

The aircraft was created in the 90s to replace old Soviet airliners

The last chance for the aviation industry of the 1990s that was never used

The airliner lost the competition to the SSJ-100, but may still return to the sky

Instead of a ready-made aircraft, the country received an airliner with critical dependence on Western components