As Western countries impose sanctions on Russia for the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, major countries back Ukraine. On the other hand, Russia is under pressure to operate its economy in exchange for doing business with the West.

One of Russia’s primary concerns is the aircraft used by national airlines, which rely pretty much entirely on Western aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 series, as well as other aircraft manufactured by the same firms. However, they have halted the parts and services that assist Russia.

due to ongoing constraints from the west Russia can now return to Soviet days, focusing on Russian-made planes and internal flights. Russia is already producing large military and civilian passenger jets such as the Sukhoi Superjet 100, Tupolve Tu 214, and Irkut MC-21.

Aeroflot plans to collaborate with the government-owned United Aircraft Corporation of Russia and Podeda Airlines to purchase 300 jets. Countries are now supporting Russian-made aircraft.

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, a Russian aircraft manufacturer, developed the regional jet Sukhoi Superjet 100. It is designed to compete with the CRJ and E jet programmes from Bombardier and Embraer, respectively. Russia manufactures its airlines, which normally seat 100 passengers and reach top speeds of Mach 0.5.

The Tupolev Tu-214 is a single-aisle twin-engine long-range aircraft with a streamlined aerodynamic design and sophisticated integrated flight control and navigation technology.

Tupolev was formed on October 22, 1922, and has its headquarters in Russia. It has designed over 100 civilian and military aircraft models and manufactured over 18,000 aircraft for Russia, the Soviet Union, and the Eastern Bloc.

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The Tu-214C3, or 214 combi passenger-cargo convertible, is designed to transport both goods and passengers.

The Irkut MC-21 is a single-aisle airliner designed and built in Russia. This was previously at the certification stage and was developed in collaboration with Western aerospace countries It currently uses a Pratt & Whitney engine, although Russia may soon replace it with a locally made Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine. The MC-21 moniker originated from Russia and means “major plane of the twenty-first century,” and it is intended to compete with the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 families.

Initially, it was believed that the MC-21 would use 38 percent domestic components, but due to international sanctions, the Russian government wants the percentage to be 97 percent by 2022-2024, making it independent of imported components.

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