Putin's aviation review Targets and aircraft supply

Jun 24

In his complete public opening, Putin describes civil aviation as essential to regional connectivity and technological sovereignty. He says sanctions forced successful domestic component replacement, claims some inspected equipment matches or surpasses foreign benchmarks, praises engineering teams aged 32–35 and cites Russia's full-cycle engine capability. He calls for faster, larger-scale work but acknowledges progress, and recounts an unnamed test pilot's favorable view of continuing sanctions because a domestic market strengthens engineering. He also describes supply, servicing and international-flight restrictions, says MC-21 wing problems delayed the programme by almost two years before Rosatom resolved them, and claims those imposing restrictions suffered losses. Recalling largely fulfilled 2022 airline-support tasks, he says current domestic and international demand is high, warns passenger-traffic targets may be missed and requests revised forecasts and measures. He links safety, comfort and demand goals to domestic aircraft deliveries, fleet-needs estimates and coordinated long-term orders. He names the MC-21 with its own engine, new Superjet and regional Il-114-300, recalls their inspection and relays pilots' claims of improvements after French and Italian partners left. He calls for investments to become steadily produced, technically competitive and competitively priced aircraft, and for cooperation on engines, components and materials. A government financial model involving airlines, lessors, lenders and manufacturers is to be discussed, not announced approved. He pledges continued state support while emphasizing executives' responsibility for results, deadlines and quality, then invites Alikhanov to speak; Alikhanov's response is outside this recording. Technical, economic and performance claims remain attributed.

On June 24, 2026, Putin inspected the MC-21, new Superjet and Il-114-300 at the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky and spoke with designers and test pilots. Channel One's on-scene report shows aircraft tours and direct claims about safety, cabin space, common domestic cockpit equipment, components and anticipated production; those comparative and delivery claims remain attributed. In his subsequent public opening, Putin recalls the inspected aircraft, pilots' feedback and claimed improvements after foreign partners left. This event identifies the physical inspection. The ensuing sanctions assessment, passenger-planning request, production directives and Alikhanov's re-engining announcement are separately scoped occurrences connected through the same renewal activity.