Russia Plans Civil Jet Output After Delay on U.S. Sanctions
- MS-21 is undergoing certification with Russian-built engines
- Chemezov sees Biden administration unlikely to ease sanctions
Sergey Chemezov
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Russia plans to begin manufacturing the first domestic medium-range passenger jet since the Soviet era next year, after U.S. sanctions delayed the project by as much as 18 months.
“We had to create our own production and currently we have created the material and we have made up our own wing using our material,” Rostec State Corp. Chief Executive Officer Sergey Chemezov said in an interview on the sidelines of the International Defense Exhibition and Conference in the United Arab Emirates.