Transport Minister of the Russian Federation Vitaly Savelyev, as part of his report at the meeting of the State Duma Committee on the Development of Transport and Transport Infrastructure, said that the government plans to allocate 30 billion rubles for the purchase of aircraft from foreign countries. lessors It has been reported DEA News.
Aeroflot announced that it has already purchased 10 long-range aircraft.
“We are trying to buy planes from foreign tenants. … And the government has already allocated about 300 billion rubles,” he said.
He also said that more than 70 aircraft belonging to Russian airlines remained abroad following the imposition of sanctions. According to him, 1,297 aircraft are currently in use in Russia, of which 1,167 are passengers.
formerly Bloomberg reportedThat Russian aviation managed to survive despite the many sanctions imposed on it. A year after the start of the special operation in Ukraine, Russian airlines continue to operate 467 Airbus and Boeing units – a year ago there were 544.