MOSCOW, August 26. /TASS/. Aeroflot plans to contract supplies of more than 300 Russian jets, CEO of the national flag carrier Sergey Aleksandrovsky said on Friday at the meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

"We plan to make contracts for 323 domestic airplanes in total, including 73 - Sukhoi Superjet planes, 210 - MC-21, already in the new design with Russian engines - airplanes with import substitution, and 40 Tu-214 aircraft. Such huge volumes will certainly require additional resources from us. Extra pilots of about 3,500 will be needed to be involved in this program; eight full-fledged pilot simulators will also be needed. This is a very strong impetus for development of the company not merely in the midterm but also in long term," the top manager said.

Aeroflot plans to sign the contract for purchase of 300 MC-21, Tu-214 and Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplanes shortly, Russia’s Industry Minister Denis Manturov said in June.