The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the delivery of new airplanes at NAIS 2025 exhibition

During the first day of the NAIS 2025 international exhibition, which started on February 5 at Crocus Expo in Moscow, the main issues of civil aviation development were discussed. Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov announced the first deliveries of Tu-214 aircraft in 2025, and also spoke about plans to expand production of transport Il-76.

Wings, tips: what viewers of the NAIS international aviation exhibition will see

The development of unmanned systems and aviation safety will be one of the main themes

"We have seven main types of aircraft in various stages of certification work. The main task is to start flight tests of the import-substituted SJ-100 on PD-8 engines. There is a groundwork and opportunities in terms of launching the MS-21. Its first deliveries to airlines will start in 2026. And this year we will deliver the first Tu-214s within the framework of contracts approved in the KPGA (program for the development of the aviation industry until 2030). In November 2024, the new Tu-214 made its first flight," the Minister said.

According to Alikhanov, the aviation industry is undergoing a large-scale transformation to work on import substitution.

"No country has done such work and creates its own airplanes entirely on its technological base, except Russia," he added.

The NAIS platform will run on February 5 and 6. It is already known that this exhibition will be the largest for all 12 years of NAIS history.

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