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8664065 18.04.2024 An airframe of the new Russian passenger aircraft SSJ New is seen during static tests at the Chaplygin Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute (SibNIA) in Novosibirsk, Russia. SSJ New is the new version of Russian passenger plane Sukhoi Superjet-100 with more domestically-made components. It is part of Russia's campaign to decrease dependence on imports initiated following the two large waves of economic sanctions in 2014 and 2022. Alexandr Kryazhev / Sputnik (KEYSTONE/SPUTNIK/Alexandr Kryazhev)