Cut off from purchasing Western aircraft, Russia is now doubling down on reviving its domestic airliner industry. Among the aircraft that it plans to produce is the Tupolev Tu-204 (now Tu-214) – a medium-range narrow-body jet airliner first introduced in 1989 as the Soviet Union collapsed. Now, with upgrades and improvements, there are plans to produce dozens of them by 2030. The first Tu-214s were meant to be delivered in 2024, but that is likely to be delayed.
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- September 14, 2025
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April 2023: It was during this time that Qatar Airways revealed that it would be acquiring Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft that were made undeliverable to their original Russian customers. This, of course, was due to sanctions imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.All of these jets had been ordered by S7 but would be delivered to Qatar Airways around mid-2023. So what did the airline do with them?