Russian MC-21 aircraft rolls off assembly room floor
The first flying prototype of the Irkut MC-21, a Russian twin-engine short-mid-range jet airliner with a capacity of 150-211 passengers, has left the assembly...
Russian planemaker Irkut may buy back six CityJet Superjet SSJ 100 aircraft, four of which were wet-leased to Brussels Airlines
Irkut Corporation may buy back Superjet SSJ-100 aircraft, which the only European operator, the Irish CityJet, has refused. The aircraft were delivered to CityJet...
Irkut MC-21-300 suffers runway overrun during test flight
On 18 January, an Irkut MC-21-300 aircraft (registered RA-73051) was performing a simulated engine failure and the use of emergency braking system at Moscow's...
MC-21 aeroplane is better than Western analogues by certain parameters, says Putin
The Russian President noted that Western restrictions had not prevented the project from completionThe MC-21 passenger jet is competitive and is on a par...
Third MC-21-300 aircraft joins flight test programme
On March 16, 2019, the maiden flight of the third MC-21-300 test aircraft took place at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the affiliate...
United Aircraft Corporation completed the construction of the MC-21-300 plane with Russian composite wing
Irkut Corporation (part of the United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation) has completed the construction of the first MC-21-300 aircraft with a Russian-made...
Aeroflot to sign firm order with Rostec for 50 of the latest Russian-built MC-21 aircraft
Aeroflot will become the largest customer for the latest Russian-built medium-range aircraft, the MC-21. The landmark contract for 50 of the state-of-the-art passenger aircraft...
Russian MC-21 plane conducted first flight with domestic PD-14 engines
On December 15, 2020, the first flight of the MC-21-310 aircraft, equipped for the first time with new Russian PD-14 engines, took place at...
MC-21-300 aircraft receives type certificate from Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency
The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) has issued a Type Certificate for MC-21-300 passenger aircraft to Irkut Corporation (part of the United Aircraft Corporation...
Irkut rolls out first MC-21 prototype
On 8 June 2016, Irkut Corporation (a member of UAC) completed the official ceremony of rollout of the newest Russian MC-21 passenger aircraft. For...
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin: “Russia will start mass production of MC-21”
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that Russia will begin mass production of new civil aircraft of domestic design. He did this in his...
MC-21-300 aircraft returns from Yakutsk after testing under extreme cold conditions
The MC-21-300 prototype aircraft manufactured by Irkut Corporation (part of United Aircraft Corporation) has completed its testing under extremely cold temperatures in Yakutsk and...
Russian MC-21 airliner makes first test flight
Russian Aviation reports on Sunday May 28, 2017 that the MC-21 short-and medium-haul passenger plane made the first flight in Irkutsk, a source at...
M?-21-300 airliner with wings made of Russian composites performs its first flight
Today an M?-21-300 aircraft, whose wings are made of polymer composite materials produced in Russia, has performed its first flight. The airliner became airborne...
MC-21-300 aircraft to be tested under low sub-zero outdoor temperatures in Yakutia
The MC-21-300 prototype aircraft manufactured by Irkut Corporation (a member of Rostec’s United Aircraft Corporation) flew from Zhukovsky (Moscow Region) to Yakutsk for testing...