Russia eyes plane deal with China, higher domestic production

Russia's prime minister said on Monday domestic aircraft production must increase following sanctions over the Ukraine crisis and one of his deputies said Moscow planned joint production of a long-haul aircraft with China, Reuters reported.
RIA quoted Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as saying Russia 'must of course continue on the course of increasing the number of aircraft that are produced in Russia and aircraft parts.'
It quoted Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin as saying Russia and China planned to sign an agreement in October on joint-production of the long-haul aircraft, adding that Russia planned to double production of the Sukhoi Superjet from 2015.