Manturov announced the creation of a long-range aircraft by 2030

Russia is developing a long-range aircraft, its appearance is expected in 2028-2030. About it informed Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov in an interview with RIA Novosti on the eve of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

The NRC Institute named after Zhukovsky is responsible for the creation of the domestic airliner, the minister specified. In particular, the institute is engaged in the study of new technologies and the definition of the image within the framework of the ongoing research work “Integral”.

Answering a question about the timing of the creation of such an aircraft, Manturov said: “Perhaps in the period 2028-2030, but definitely not earlier.”

At the same time, Russia, together with China, is developing a wide-body long-range aircraft. The minister specified that changes would be made to the bilateral project “taking into account all inputs from Western countries.” Last December became knownthat the government will allocate almost 900 million rubles. for the development of a wide-body long-haul aircraft.

In Russia, there is a domestic short-haul aircraft SSJ100, but it consists of 70% of foreign components. The development of the SSJ-New liner, an “import-substituted” version of the SSJ100, is also underway. The first flight is scheduled for the near future, reported in early June at Rostec.

There is also a Russian medium-haul aircraft MS-21. Its serial deliveries to domestic airlines will begin in 2024.