Russia’s S7 Group CEO doubts MC-21 will soon replace foreign-made jets

Tatyana Fileva, CEO of S7 Group, the parent company of Russian airlines S7 and Globus, has said that while the group is ready to order Russian MC-21 aircraft, it does not expect them to be mass produced in the next few years.

The statement was reported by Interfax in a report published on October 12, 2022.

“They [the manufacturer, ed.-] are only saying that they will produce it in 2025, [but] in 2025 they will actually produce almost nothing, they will only start ramping up production,” Fileva was quoted as saying.

Fileva said the existing foreign fleet in Russia will continue to fly for the next decade or even longer.