The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency: you can “quietly fly” on foreign aircraft until 2030

Russian aircraft will gradually replace foreign ones in the fleets of domestic airlines, the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency, Alexander Neradko, is convinced. According to him, this will happen as the production of Russian liners increases, including Superjet New and MS-21.

In an interview RBC Mr. Neradko said that with the establishment of serial production of domestic aircraft, “of course, there will be a gradual displacement of Western aircraft.” “We will switch to our own, domestic equipment, re-create our own air fleet,” he is sure.

When asked how long Russian airlines will be able to operate Western aircraft, Alexander Neradko replied: “Taking into account the reserve of their resource and technical work to maintain airworthiness until 2030, you can safely fly.”

The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency is also convinced that Russian carriers will remain competitive in the global market after they switch to domestic airliners. “As for domestic transportation, this should not be discussed at all. You have to fly on your planes and helicopters,” he said.

In January, President Vladimir Putin criticized the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov because of contracts for Russian aircraft. According to the president, they take too long to process, and some plants have not yet received orders for 2023, which is why they cannot plan their load. The minister assured that the contracts would be ready within a quarter. He promisedthat in 2023-2025 Aeroflot will be supplied with 63 domestic aircraft.

Details – in the material “Kommersant” “The Ministry of Industry and Trade was given a deadline”.

Laura Keffer