Russia’s Aeroflot is planning to order 90 Yakovlev MC-21 narrowbody aircraft by the end of 2025, according to the Russian state-owned news agency TASS . The news comes as the country’s flag carrier seeks to drive growth amid a heavily sanctioned environment following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. At present, Aeroflot has 198 MC-21s on order, according to ch-aviation data.

The Russian aviation industry remains heavily dependent on the West. More than half of the country’s fleet consists of Western-made aircraft, including models from Airbus and Boeing. Even Russian-built planes, such as the MC-21 and Sukhoi Superjet, have historically relied on Western parts and avionics. It was only this year that the all-Russian MC-21 took to the skies for the f

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