Hardware
Tupolev and MAI Redesign Tu-214 for Two-Person Crew
The Moscow Aviation Institute and Tupolev are developing a two-person crew configuration for the Tu-214 aircraft by removing the flight engineer role.
October 13, 2026, 06:38 AM·iXBT.com

The Moscow Aviation Institute and Tupolev are developing a two-person crew configuration for the Tu-214 aircraft by removing the flight engineer role.

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