Forbes -- Will the Russian bear ever truly fly again? Russia is trying to revive a once-booming aviation industry that fell into disrepair in the 1990s. First the Russian government threw all of its plane-building companies and assets into the United Aircraft Corporation in 2006, which was followed by promises in 2007 of $250 billion worth of plane contracts by 2025. Now, another key part of Russia’s bid to re-conquer the commercial skies made its debut at the Paris Air Show on Monday: the Sukhoi Superjet-100.
