The business concept for a new widebody airliner to be jointly developed by Russia and China will be considered during September. The Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Yuri Slusar, provided an update on the programme at Farnborough International Airshow on July 14. Russia's United Aircraft Corporation and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China will collaborate on the project for the new 400-seat airliner, known as the 2020, which was formally launched in May following three years of negotiations. The partners believe the design may also have potential as a military transport. Entry into service is targeted between 2023 and 2025.
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