The future of the industry: The Eurasian Aerospace Congress was held at the National Centre RUSSIA

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On July 24, the largest industry forum in the Eurasian space was opened at the National Centre RUSSIA. It brought together representatives of business, science and the government. As part of the intense Congress programme, the persons involved discussed the priority areas of the aerospace industry, prospects for international cooperation, strategies for implementing public-private partnership projects, and the opportunities for the technological breakthroughs that open up while performing these tasks.

The key event of the programme was a plenary session "Strategic Changes in Aerospace Operation: new tasks and management challenges." Andrey Dobryakov, Deputy Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency, stressed in his speech the current challenges.  

"Aviation is a driver of not only the economy, but also of international relations. The international cooperation, which currently is under the sanctions, is in a difficult situation, and is forced to rely only on itself. But our colleagues involved in the aerospace activities are providing us with the necessary assistance, and we are cooperating well in this regard," Andrey Dobryakov emphasised. 

He also talked in detail about the programme of aircraft fleet modernisation.

"At the moment, our colleagues in the industry are actively developing a whole range of aircraft which will be delivered to our airlines in the near future, and we will be able to operate them. It is clear that we are waiting for new airplanes, but at the moment, while we are waiting for them, and over the period while they will be joining the ranks, we support the entire existing aircraft fleet operated in Russia," Andrey Dobryakov shared the information.  

In his turn, Alexey Rogozin, Director General of the Union of Aircraft Manufacturers of Russia, emphasized the scale of the current tasks.

"When they say that the Superjet is some kind of upgrade or import substitution, then this is a deceit. Because, in fact, the new enginery is being created based on completely different principles. We are talking about certification, launching new production enterprises, packups, systems, blocks -- everything that makes up a truly import-independent aviation industry," said Alexey Rogozin. 

Director General of the Union of Aircraft Manufacturers of Russia, which unites about 70% of the entire industry, drew historical parallels. "Such gigantic tasks used to be solved a long time ago, in particular, during the Soviet era. At the same time, after going through the process of mastering four new types of aircraft simultaneously, the industry will reach a new level," emphasized Alexey Rogozin. 

These words are especially significant against the background of the ongoing work on four brand new airliners, which is being carried out by Russian aircraft manufacturers.

More information about the events of the National Centre RUSSIA are on the website in the "Events" section.