Why Russia's Commercial Airlines Are Going Retro For Aircraft

This appears to be driven by at least four factors - putting obsolete Soviet aircraft back into production, substituting Western parts for less-able Russian parts , bringing previously retired airframes back into service, and retiring the newest Airbus and Boeing jets Russia has first. Russia's stated goal of producing around 1,000 passenger aircraft by 2030 is looking evermore like a flight of fancy . Almost three years into that timeline and no passenger jets have been delivered or appear set to be delivered.