MOSCOW, January 15. /TASS/. More than 600 airliners are expected to be constructed in Russia within six years, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.

"Within the next six years totally more than 600 domestically-produced airliners are to be constructed," he said at a meeting with his deputies. "Superjets and flagship MC-21s will comprise the backbone of the fleet of Russian airlines, with regional Il-114s and highly-reliable Tu-214s for medium-range flights, as well as wide-body aircraft such as Il-96-300, complementing this range," the prime minister added.

The Russian government has greenlighted the program for expansion of the production of aircraft, engines and instruments, permitting the use of funds of the National Wealth Fund (NWF) for financing it, he noted.