The medium-range passenger aircraft Tu-154M, developed at the Design Bureau named after A.N. Tupolev, was mass-produced since 1984. This airliner is one of the most popular Russian passenger aircraft. Tu-154M is capable of carrying up to 158 passengers at a distance of up to 3,500 km at a speed of 950 km / h. Tu-154M is one of the few domestic passenger aircraft exported. In dozens of leading airlines in Russia and abroad, hundreds of Tu-154M aircraft are operated daily.