Alexey Rakhimbayev, Chief Designer of the Yakovlev Design Bureau, has died.

"Alexey Gayratovich Rakhimbayev died at the age of 73. "... This is a sudden loss for Yakovlev," the statement said.https://ria.ru /" target="_blank">RIA Novosti.

It is noted that the engineer was engaged in the design support of the Yak-40 and Yak-42 passenger aircraft, and also made a great contribution to the interior design of the MC-21 liner.The organization expressed its condolences to the designer's relatives.

Rakhimbayev graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) in 1975. In 1974, he joined the Yakovlev Design Bureau, where he became chief designer seven years later. In the bureau, Rakhimbayev was engaged in the development of passenger aircraft.