Civil aeronautics: the way up is clear

Overview

Along with its BRIC peer group, Russia is set to make an increasingly important contribution to growing global demand for new aircraft, while on the supply side having its own capacities and ambitions. But the Russian civil aircraft manufacturing sector must overcome serious handicaps to find its place in the sun. It must go beyond selling inferior products in a (partially) captive domestic market and to a few pariah states. Recent reorganization under a consolidating state holding is...