Serial production of Russian jetliner MC-21 postponed to 2026
The development program for the MC-21 commercial jet has been delayed again from the start of serial production,…
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Yakovlev MC-21 airliner caught performing high-G maneuvers in Russia
A test aircraft of the MC-21 airliner was caught on video performing high-G maneuvers near the Yakovlev facility…
Deliveries of Russian MC-21 airliner delayed until 2025-2026
Russia’s most advanced commercial aircraft, Yakovlev MC-21 narrow-body jet, will delay its schedule by up to two years,…
Russia joins MC-21 and SSJ-100 jets in single family
Russia’s commercial aircraft program is in frequent trouble, whether from bureaucracy and ineptitude with after-sales support or Western…
Russian jetliner MC-21 will cost half as much as a Boeing 737
New jetliner from Russia, the Irkut MC-21 is on “sale”. In an interview with TASS, Sergey Chemezov, CEO…
First MC-21 test aircraft about to replace PW engines for PD-14
Determined to obtain certification for the MC-21-310 passenger jet, Russia is completing the replacement of Pratt & Whitney’s…
MC-21 jetliner prototype is swapping Western engines for Russian PD-14 turbofan
The MC-21-310 jetliner has just completed its 100th flight, an important milestone for the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC),…
Russia to seek partners in BRICS and Arab countries to produce MC-21
Russia has already abandoned plans to put into service the MC-21-300 jetliner, which uses Western engines and components,…
Russian jetliner MC-21 performs test flights with passengers
Irkut is carrying out passenger test flights with its new MC-21-300 commercial jet. According to Rostec, the Russian…
Irkut MC-21-310 gets paint and arrives at Zhukovsky to continue flight tests
The MC-21-310 test aircraft arrived at the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukosvky this week, UAC announced. The…
Equipped with Russian PD-14 turbofans, MC-21-310 makes its maiden flight
Russia achieved a long-awaited goal on Tuesday, the first flight of the MC-21-310 airliner equipped with PD-14 turbofans…
MC-21-310 and Il-114-300 airliners are expected to fly in the coming weeks
In the coming weeks, two Russian commercial planes will take their first flights, marking a new chapter in…