18-31 August 2015 | Flight International | 29
RUSSIA
SPECIAL REPORT
After several years that saw a new era of commercial orientation, structural reform
and active Western collaboration bringing visible momentum into Russian
aerospace, a combination of geopolitical tensions, economic pressures and
changing markets have the industry facing urgent calls for improved performance
RUSSIA AT A
TURNING POINT
CONTENTS
30 Stretch target Superjet NG
36 Steely ambition MC-21
38 Getting in shape Ecojet
39 Playing catch-up Engine industry
40 Complex decisions Ilyushin Finance
42 Unity is strength Yuri Slyusar
44 Grand plans Modernised military
46 Heavy matters Russian Helicopters