Mishustin called the amount of funding for the Tu-214 aircraft project

The National Welfare Fund (NWF) will allocate 41.8 billion rubles for the development of the project to increase the production of Tu-214 aircraft, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting on the development of aviation in Kazan, transmits Interfax.

“I would like to inform you of the decision that was made the day before – this is the allocation of 41.8 billion rubles. from the National Welfare Fund for this project,” the prime minister said.

Tu-214 is a medium-range narrow-body twin-engine passenger airplane. It can carry up to 210 passengers. Tu-214 is equipped with domestic systems. Its production is now engaged in the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S.P. Gorbunov. (a branch of Tupolev PJSC and is part of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of the state corporation “Rostec”).

In February of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with representatives of the aviation industry, opened a new passenger terminal at Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport via videoconferencing, declaredthat air transportation should be based on Russian technology. The head of state stressed that the aviation industry plays a significant role in the development of Russia, and the state will support it.