Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov headed Board of PAO Tupolev

16 September 2021, Thursday

The Board of Directors of PAO Tupolev (part of United Aircraft Corporation, Rostec Corporation) elected Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov as its Chairman.

The face-to-face meeting of the Board of Directors was held today at the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant, a branch of PAO Tupolev.

“I would like to thank you for your trust. For us, the Kazan Aviation Plant is a strategic enterprise. I am confident that together with our UAC and Rostec colleagues we will ensure the effective work of the aircraft sector in the interests of the Russian Federation,” said Rustam Minnikhanov.

In turn, Director General of the United Aircraft Corporation Yuri Slyusar stressed that Tupolev, which has competences in development and construction of strategic aircraft, now performs a large amount of work. “The main efforts are concentrated on the large-scale project to resume serial production of the Tu-160 at the Kazan Aviation Plant. In this regard, our cooperation with the republic’s authorities and full support of regional leaders are extremely important for us,” said Yuri Slyusar. 

In addition, the meeting of the Board of Directors reviewed the financial and economic performance of the company, the performance of current contracts under the State Defence Order, and readiness for future government contracts.

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