Russian airlines economic indicators trend analysis
This article analyzes the introduction process of Western made passenger aircraft into the civil aviation of the Russian Federation since 1995-2000. During last 20-25 years more then 90% of soviet or Russian built aircraft were replaced by aircraft of Boeing, Airbus, ATR and of other foreign manufactures. The economic consequences of Russian fleet replacement by Boeing and Airbus aircraft are contradictory, on the one hand, the volume of passenger traffic has increased by 4 times, operators have mastered modern techniques of aircraft commercial use but on the other hand, significant change occurred in costs structure: ownership expenses for aircraft and engine have exceeded fuel expenses and keep growing further, thereby profits of airlines have begun to fall and there has been an increase in the closures of companies. Aviation industry haven't received orders and haven't built long-distance aircraft for a long period of time. The main plans of domestic aviation industry are related to the narrow-bodied aircraft MS-21 designed by Development design office Yakovlev together with Irkut Corporation. There are 175 aircraft orders with delivery from 2018 to 2025, including 80 aircraft ordered by Russian airline. Re-equipment of aircraft fleet by Russian made planes is possible in case airlines are offered competitive products. The methodology, developed by the author of this article to measure the performance of innovative projects implemented in the aviation industry and civil aviation, is designed to estimate the developed aircraft within the non-stationary economy with its features. Presented article is the first in a series of articles on the designated topic.