{"id":19600,"date":"2022-04-10T18:08:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T12:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=19600"},"modified":"2022-04-10T18:08:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T12:38:37","slug":"russia-aviation-begins-production-of-20-tu-214-narrowbodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/10\/russia-aviation-begins-production-of-20-tu-214-narrowbodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Aviation begins production of 20 Tu-214 narrowbodies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of\u00a0Russia\u00a0has started producing a total of 20 medium-range narrowbody Tu-214 jets as part of efforts to maintain Russian aviation at its current capacity despite Western sanctions. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously reported the\u00a0UAC was considering continuing Tu-214 production for commercial purposes, and now it seems the manufacturer is moving ahead with plans to produce at least 20 units.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yuri Slyusar, Chief Executive Officer of the UAC, informed TASS, \u201cWe are to scale up [serial production] shortly. We have already started production of twenty Tu-214 airplanes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Russian government <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The United States<\/a> and other Western allies have imposed hard-hitting\u00a0sanctions\u00a0on Russia <\/a>over its invasion of\u00a0Ukraine. While the sanctions are designed to essentially crumple the Russian economy, they also have a lasting impact on the country\u2019s aviation sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In current weeks, the Russian government <\/a>has taken drastic measures to save whatever is left of the industry, and the decision to resume production of the\u00a0Tupolev\u00a0Tu-214 is just one of many examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UAC expects to produce around ten planes per year <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The UAC expects to produce almost ten planes per year, which means it will take around two years to complete the initial production run \u2013 without any unexpected delays. New Tu-214s may not have been delivered to commercial airlines for a while now, but Russia has been producing the type in low numbers for governmental use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For those not in the know, the Tu-214 is a narrowbody aircraft part of Tupolev\u2019s\u00a0Tu-204 family. The kind first flew in 1996 and has been used in various military and commercial applications since then. The Tu-214 stands at 46.14 meters in length and can carry a maximum of 210 passengers, putting it in direct competition with the Boeing 757.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian aviation sector <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Russian aviation sector has been hit hard by a plethora of Western sanctions. Still, the country\u2019s authorities are leaving no stone unturned to ensure there is no effect on the ground. However, that is proving to be extremely challenging as the country\u2019s airlines have become increasingly westernized in the last few decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western-made jets from Boeing and Airbus make the bulk of almost every Russian airline\u2019s fleet in 2022. Now that both manufacturers have stopped supplying the latest aircraft (and parts for existing ones) to Russian carriers, the country is looking for home-grown alternatives. To that end, various measures have been announced (some with questionable legality) to prevent Russian aviation from going back decades nearly overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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