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…
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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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…