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Most of their civilian planes are Boeing and Airbus, then much further down in numbers Tupolev et al. While there had been efforts to revive civilian aircraft i
by fer 5y ago
Most of their civilian planes are Boeing and Airbus, then much further down in numbers Tupolev et al. While there had been efforts to revive civilian aircraft industry, the only recent model is the Sukhoi Superjet 100, which is relatively small and limited to regional flights.
- bobthepanda 5y agoRight. The main trouble with planes is how advanced avionics and engines have become. That, and whoever you’re flying to needs to certify the aircraft; China started the 737Max grounding, they’re no aviation regulatory paper tiger. All Russia has the domestic capability for is going back to long range four engine planes, which will increase maintenance and fuel consumption.
- sudosysgen 5y agoIt is not absolutely necessary to use Russian-owned planes for civilian aviation. Foreign airlines (Chinese, Indian, etc...) can take over the routes. It is only necessarily for regional flights.
- fer 5y agoMaintenance needs to be done on Russian airports in any case. That's significantly more expensive now in the best case, impossible in the worst.
- sudosysgen 5y agoSo far there have been no such sanctions, and there doesn't seem to be any plans for it. Foreign airlines are allowed to order parts into Russia for their own use just fine. In the worst case, the airlines will have to transport the parts to Russia themselves, which is not much more costly than getting Boeing to do it.