90% of Russian passenger traffic still flies on Boeing and Airbus, while Russia promotes its MS-21 as “Boeing killer”
Before sanctions, the MS-21 showed genuine promise — powered by American engines and built with imported composites.
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Trap Aggressor: West ignores Crimean factory supplying Russia’s aviation industry despite decade-old sanctions
The Crimean Fiolent plant keeps building components for Russian jets like the SJ-100 and Tu-214, while only the US has sanctioned it since 2014.