According to him, the first commercial deliveries "will begin in 2021."
“Of course, we will begin to supply first to Russian operators, neighboring countries, although there are customers from foreign countries in the order portfolio, but this will be oriented to 2023-2024,” the minister said.
It was previously reported that the serial assembly of the MS-21 airliner will begin in 2020.
The economist Dmitry Adamidov in an interview with the FBA “Economics Today” assessed the prospects for the development of regional air routes in Russia.
He suggested that "the MS-21 may occupy some of its niche, but you need to wait for it to" get on the wing "and which will show the operational characteristics."