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MOSCOW, January 19 Aeroflot Group plans to put into operation 339 new Russian-made aircraft by 2030, said Aeroflot head Sergei Alexandrovsky.
«We have ordered 339 new domestic aircraft. These are the short-haul Sukhoi Superjet aircraft — 89 aircraft, the MS-21 — 210 aircraft and the Tu-214 — 40 aircraft. We expect to put all this number into operation before 2030,» — he said during the international exhibition and forum «Russia». The new aircraft, according to Aleksandrovsky, will allow the group to expand the geography of its flights.
At the beginning of the week, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin reported that more than 600 entirely Russian airliners should be built over the next six years. The basis of the fleet of Russian airlines will be the SSJ-New, MC-21-310, Il-114-300, Tu-214 and Il-96-300 aircraft.