The Ministry of Transport proposed that the government allocate another 295 billion rubles from the National Welfare Fund for the re-registration of foreign aircraft as Russian ownership. According to information received from publication sources “Kommersant”The main funding request for the possible purchase of around 90 aircraft is likely to come from Aeroflot.
Last year, almost 300 billion rubles were allocated from the National Welfare Fund, which made it possible to purchase 162 aircraft from Aeroflot, S7, Ural Airlines and Aurora, accounting for more than a third of the fleet leased from foreign companies.
Experts believe it makes sense to expand government funding as it would help reduce risks on international flights and reduce the foreign exchange burden on carriers.
Kommersant in December WroteThat Russian aviation may be left without new aircraft. Then the interlocutors of the publication suggested that all remaining funds from the National Welfare Fund would be used for the placement of Aeroflot aircraft, even if the limit of 300 billion rubles was increased.
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