Tupolev Unveils Widebody Concept Amid Tu-214 Production Challenges

Tupolev Deputy Chief Designer Kirill Aseev (left) shows the Tu-454 model to the head of Russia’s Tatarstan region.

Tupolev Deputy Chief Designer Kirill Aseev (left) shows the Tu-454 model to the head of Russia’s Tatarstan region.

Credit: UAC
Russia’s Tupolev aviation specialist garnered attention when it unveiled its first widebody aircraft concept in early April. The scale model of what it calls the Tupolev Tu-454 was exhibited at a venture forum in Kazan, Russia, where Tupolev has its assembly facility for both military and commercial...

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