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> 204/214 are no longer built I think. They are now being built again, because it's the only design that wasn't built with the assumption that Western provider
by sofixa 2y ago
> 204/214 are no longer built I think.
They are now being built again, because it's the only design that wasn't built with the assumption that Western providers (of avionics, specialised parts, engines) will be available and therefore it's the easiest one to manufacture with an entirely Russian supply chain. Still painful because most of that supply chain is decades old and very rusty, but theoretically possible.