Russia will provide additional funding to secure production of the first 18 MC-21-310 aircraft, with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin linking the support to the country’s wider civil aviation programme during a government meeting on aircraft manufacturing. The financing is aimed at keeping the domestic narrowbody line moving and at supporting delivery preparation rather than signalling a new airline purchase.
The government plans to allocate more than 250 billion rubles this year for the broader civil aviation development programme, mainly to raise advance payments, support delivery of more than 70 aircraft and expand production capacity. Mishustin also outlined 2.6 billion rubles in additional support for completion of the first three serial Il-114-300 aircraft, while new mechanisms are due from 2026 for future batch purchases starting in 2028.
Secondary reporting identifies Aeroflot as the launch customer for the 18-aircraft MC-21-310 batch, with deliveries discussed for 2027 and 2028. The funding package also ties in commercial loan subsidies and after-sales service development, underscoring Moscow’s effort to support domestic fleet replacement and aircraft industrialisation under sanctions and supply-chain pressure.