A source from the Cheka-OGPU and Rucriminal.info on the real state of the Russian aviation industry:

 

"Today, President Putin made a pompous trip from the Kremlin to Zhukovsky, near Moscow, where he was once again shown the "new products" of the Russian civil aviation industry.

 

Putin's visit to the Gromov Research Institute in Zhukovsky coincided with an official statement from Azimuth Airlines about receiving notification from the main supplier of jet fuel to the Russian market about reducing supplies due to the dire situation at the oil refining complex caused by constant UAV incursions.

 

On June 22, at Sheremetyevo Airport, an Il-96 400T (cargo), which had been restored a year ago due to an acute shortage of aircraft, was unable to brake on the runway and veered to the right, knocking down the runway lights and damaging the landing gear.

 

The following day, June 23, Two Rossiya Airlines Superjets failed almost simultaneously at Sheremetyevo Airport. The right engines experienced severe vibration, and both aircraft were grounded.

 

Against this backdrop, practically from the cockpit of the MC-21 prototype, the Russian president declared that the Russian aviation industry was on the rise and had successfully managed import substitution, and in some areas, the Russian aviation industry was ahead of the rest.

 

The MC-21, which we see only as prototypes, has not yet entered production as promised. Moreover, the initially promised summer performance has proven "weak." The weight of this "modern" airliner already exceeds that of the Tupolev 204, launched back in the USSR, the remains of which are now being frantically brought out of storage and restored for service.

 

There are no other options at the moment. Unless, of course, we consider assistance from China, where our MC-21's equivalent, the C-919, which, like the MC-21, first flew in 2017, is in service. Successfully since 2023.

 

Then it will definitely be like the Soviet era, when grain was sown in the Soviet Union and "harvested" in Canada and the United States. Now we'll be designing aircraft domestically and purchasing them in China.

 

This time, there was no Il-112V—a cargo variant to replace the Soviet An-24s, which are already 40-50 years old, as engine problems have never been resolved.

 

The Soviet-designed Il-114 hasn't been put into production in all these years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. This means there's nothing to replace the An-24 passenger aircraft with.