RUSSIAN AIRLINES PLAN TO BUY 29 TU-204 AIRCRAFT IN THE NEAREST FOUR YEARS |
Russian
airlines plan to buy 29 Tu-204 aircraft in the nearest four years,- informed
Press Service of Ministry of
Transport of
Russian Federation.
"In 2002-2003
russian airlines bought 7 Tu-204
aircraft, including 6 aircraft on leasing terms and 1
aircraft on credit. In 2005
four aircraft are planned to be bought and in 2008 - 25 Tu-204 aircraft, -
informed Ministry of
Transport of
Russian Federation.
During
the visit in Ulyanovsk
Igor Levitin, the Minister of
Transport of Russian Federation, visited
CSC "Aviastar-SP", where he
acquainted himself with aircraft production and met with the management of the
factory on
Wednesday.
"Tu-204
aircraft, produced by CSC "Aviastar-SP", play an important part in reequipment
of aircraft fleet with modern types of aircraft and helicopters of all classes," -
noted Ministry of
Transport of
Russian Federation.
Among modern long-distance aircraft,
operated by russian airlines, 40% are Tu-204 aircraft.
According to
Ministry of Transport of Russian Federation, in order to fulfill the planned
volume
of air carriage effectively, airlines will need 615
long-distance and regional aircraft and 350 helicopters of different types to
upgrade the aircraft fleet till 2010.
