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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