Russia has manufactured seven passenger airplane in the nearly 3 years considering that its aviation sector was paralyzed by Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, BBC Russiareported Thursday, citing unofficial data.The production figures for 2022, 2023 and 2024 contrast with the pre-war years.
Russia made 11 commercial aircraft in 2019, 12 in 2020 and 13 in 2021.
It likewise disappoints the federal governments sanctions-busting strategies to make 14 traveler airplane in 2022, 25 in 2023 and 69 in 2024.
A confidential industry source informed BBC Russia the strategy to construct more than 1,000 airplane by 2030 was an imitation of activity designed to calm federal government nerves.An anonymous air travel sector professional said military aircraft manufacturing consumes the resources that would otherwise go to civil airplane production, according to BBC Russia.Western sanctions cut off the supply of planes and parts to Russia, requiring Russian airlines to run fewer flights and cannibalize airplanes for spare parts.Authorities classified the variety of civil airplane signed up with Russian providers over the summer.Industry experts said the information was classified to hide both the impact of Western sanctions on Russias aging fleet and parallel imports from 3rd countries.