“In 2023, we plan to start testing other systems as part of the aircraft in order to certify a completely Russian aircraft by the end of 2024 and begin mass production.
Some of these systems are already undergoing bench tests,” Chemezov told RIA Novosti.
According to him, the MS-21 program is "in fact, already at the finish line."
In December, the head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, announced that mass production of the Russian MS-21 airliner with the Russian PD-14 engine would begin in 2025.
On December 7, the Rostec State Corporation announced the completion of static tests of the MS-21.