Russian airlines are already ready to sign contracts for 200 MS-21 aircraft, the certification process for the aircraft is already underway, Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit said.

"Our airlines are ready to sign contracts for 200 MC-21 aircraft ... certification work is already underway," Starovoit told the Izvestia newspaper on the sidelines of the 2025 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF)

Despite Western sanctions against the Russian airline industry, domestic air carriers successfully cope with all the difficulties and find ways to timely replace spares and maintain airworthiness of airplanes, he added.