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Stay informed about Irkut Corporation, a Russian aircraft manufacturer known for producing military and commercial aircraft.
President Putin says Russia plans to build 1,000 passenger planes by 2030
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has hit it out at the country’s reliance on foreign-made aircraft during the…
2023-12-15
Russia plans to speed up MC-21 and SSJ100 programs – minister
Russia will push ahead with its civil aviation programs to build the MC-21 and Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100)…
2022-03-17
Russia’s first serial Irkut MC-21 takes off
The first serial production Irkut MC-21, the latest airliner from Russia, has completed its maiden flight. The aircraft is the first…
2021-12-27
Delivery of Russia’s first MC-21 scheduled for September 2022
Rossiya, a subsidiary of Aeroflot, will take delivery of the first Irkut MC-21 airliner in September 2022, making…
2021-12-22
Volga-Dnepr pushes for freighter version of MC-21
While visiting the MAKS 2021 Russian air show, a delegation of the cargo group Volga-Dnepr discussed with Irkut…
2021-07-28
Irkut MC-21 finally fitted with “made in Russia” composite wings
The first composite wings made entirely of Russian composites were installed on an МС-21-300 destined to be delivered…
2021-07-15
Fourth MC-21 prototype resumes flight testing after receiving livery
After being painted by the company Spektr-Avia in Ulyanovsk, the fourth MC-21 test aircraft arrived at Zhukovsky International…
2021-07-12
Irkut receives first Russian-made MC-21 composite wing
The first MC-21-300 wing made of Russian composite materials was delivered to Irkut, at its assembly line of…
2021-05-14
Russian MC-21 suffers runway excursion during flight test
As it was undergoing takeoff tests at Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA), in Moscow, an MC-21-300 prototype rolled off…
2021-01-18
Irkut MC-21 conducted first flight with Russian PD-14 engines
The first prototype of the new Russian airliner MC-21-300 fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines successfully finished its first…
2020-12-15
MC-21-300 successfully achieves water operation tests
Irkut Corporation ran an evaluation of the MC-21-300 prototype behavior over water. The aircraft proved safe to operate…
2020-08-05
Irkut MC-21-300 conducts flight test with high-density cabin
The Russian answer to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 narrow-bodies, the MC-21-300, completed a test flight with…
2020-03-18
Fourth Irkut MC-21-300 airframe joins the flight test program
Flight testing of the Irkut MC-21 aircraft, a competitor to the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737 programs,…
2019-12-26
Irkut completes assembly of fourth MC-21 test prototype
Irkut Corporation, part of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), has completed the construction of the fourth MC-21-300 aircraft…
2019-11-29
Irkut MC-21 achieves third round of EASA certification flights
Test pilots from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) completed the third flight session of the MC-21-300 certification…
2019-10-31
MC-21 suffers landing gear problem during test flight
MC-21-300 test aircraft suffered a landing gear issue during a test flight on October 3, 2019. The manufacturer…
2019-10-04
UAC goes “all in” and signs agreements for 20 MC-21s at MAKS
The Russian conglomerate United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is using the MAKS international air show to showcase its airliner…
2019-08-29
Third MC-21 joins flight testing, Irkut says
Irkut Corporation announces that the third MC-21-300 prototype was flown to Moscow to join certification testing program. This…
2019-05-14