MC-21-310 built almost entirely with Russian parts starts certification test program
Update: an earlier version of this story stated this aircraft had performed its first flight fitted with 100%…
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Russian-made airliners to be rebranded as ‘Yakovlev’
Russian-made commercial aircraft, such as the Superjet SJ-100 regional jet and MC-21 single-aisle mid-sized airliner may soon be…
Serial production of the Russian MC-21 airliner further delayed to 2025-26
Russia’s new mid-sized airliner, the MC-21, is not expected to go into serial production until 2025 or 2026,…
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…
Ahead of schedule? Russia’s first MC-21 receives Rossiya livery
Several photos of the first Irkut MC-21 narrow-body airliner painted with Rossiya livery surfaced online ahead of the…
Russia’s S7 Group CEO doubts MC-21 will soon replace foreign-made jets: Interfax
Tatyana Fileva, CEO of S7 Group, the parent company of Russian airlines S7 and Globus, has said that…
Russia delays MC-21 again, deliveries to start in 2025
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) delayed the deliveries of the Irkut MC-21, the country’s newest airliner, to 2025. The…
Aeroflot Group signs purchase agreement for 339 Russian-built aircraft
Aeroflot Group, the parent company of Russian flag carrier Aeroflot, has signed an agreement with the local aerospace…
Russia publishes MC-21 renders in Lufthansa and American liveries
Russian state corporation Rostec, which owns the majority of the country’s aerospace manufacturers, published renders of the Irkut…
Aeroflot to order 300 Russian-made planes, boost capital by $3 billion
Aeroflot, the flag carrier and the largest airline in Russia, plans to order 300 new aircraft from local…
Russia to exclusively use domestic engines for its Irkut MC-21 jet
Russia aims to use only domestically made engines for its Irkut MC-21 aircraft due to the international sanctions…
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)…
Russian MC-21 completes testing in extreme cold
The MC-21-300 prototype aircraft has completed testing in sub-zero temperatures, Rostec announced in a statement on February 20,…
Russian MC-21-300 plane to be tested under low sub-zero temperatures in Yakutia
Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut Corporation has announced that it will conduct testing under sub-zero outside temperatures on its…
Russian MC-21-300 passenger jet obtains type certificate
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia (Rosaviatsia) has issued local aircraft manufacturer JSC Irkut Corporation a type…
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 of…
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…
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…