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[3 Nov 2006] /VZGLYAD- (vision)/The Tupolev company will start serial production of short-range airplane Tu-334 next year., said Igor Shevchuk, the director general/chief designer of the Tupolev company, at a press-conference in the framework of Airshow China-2006.According to him, two such airliners are those of the most expected by domestic firms to be built in 2007. To date there have been made 50 orders from 5 Russian air carriers. The Tu-334 that is supposed to replace Tu-134 have already been certificated, noted Shevchuk.He expressed an opinion that the new airplane out of the Tupolev family will be quite able to share the market with the Super Jet-100 (formerly named RRJ). This Sukhoi-developed civil project is targeted at the international market, while the Tu -334 is, first of all, directed at Russia's and CIS countries' market. The Tu-334 is designed to seat 100 passengers and perform operations on 3000 km routes. There is latest airborne equipment installed on the plane, which is perfect in terms of aerodynamics and airframe qualities, said Shevchuk.Airshow China-2006.Beside the Tu-334 prototype, Tupolev is also demonstrating at the Airshow China-2006 another long-haul twin-engine passenger air liner Tu-204-300 with high fuel economy, ITAR-TASS reported. Four aircraft of the type have successfully being operated by Vladivostok -Avia flying to Moscow and St-Petersburg with no re-fuelling, explained Alexander Zatuchny, the Tupolev director for general matters, in an interview to ITAR-TASS.