Moscow's Ministry of Transport has announced that the share of planes produced by domestic companies and present in the fleets of Russian companies could reach at least 50% by 2030. This is what emerges from the draft of the 2024 budget law and from the economic planning document for the period 2025-2026. Meanwhile, the national airline Aeroflot continues negotiations to pay off debts and contracts with foreign aircraft lessors.

The goal is to "meet the needs of domestic air transport through Russian-made vehicles", reports "Rosaviatsia", the federal air transport agency, which cites a State document that defines the development plan of the aviation sector.

The plan specifies that 20% of the fleets will be made up of domestically manufactured aircraft in 2025 (from 14% in 2022), rising to 22% in 2026. In this regard, Aeroflot announces that it has terminated a leasing contract for 16 airplanes with the Irish company Smbc Aviation. As regards helicopters, however, the presence of rotary-wing aircraft Made in Moscow will be 88.4% in 2025 (it was 87.5% in 2022) and will rise to 88.5% in 2026.