Airframe of MC-21 is assembled ready for testing with Russia’s PD-14 engines
The installation of systems, wing and tail assembly will follow shortly [...]
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Construction of fourth MC-21-300 flight test aircraft is completed
The new test aircraft has been transferred to the flight-test division [...]
MC-21 adds a further 20 potential ‘soft orders’ to its sales portfolio
Yakutia and Bek Air are the latest customers for the new Russian airliner [...]
Russia’s Irkut orders 40 PW1400G engines for MС-21
The engines are to be supplied between 2021 and 2023 [...]
MC-21 lives up to its max performance targets in testing
New aircraft beats western rivals in speed and operational limits, manufacturer Irkut claims [...]
The first MC-21-300 fitted with a passenger cabin joins flight tests
The third flight test aircraft has arrived at Zhukovsky after painting [...]
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation to create a civil aviation division
The dedicated civil aviation division is to be headed by Ravil Khakimov [...]
UAC creates MC-21 spare parts inventory to guard against further sanctions
Russian-made replacements have been designed for composite parts of the wing [...]
PHOTO: Irkut rolls out its third flying prototype of the MC-21
The aircraft is scheduled to take to the air in March 2019 [...]
PD-14-powered MC-21 airliner to fly in late 2019
The exact date for the first flight of the advanced narrow-body powered by Russian-made engines is yet to announce [...]
MC-21’s fuselage is delivered to TsAGI for endurance tests
Endurance tests will confirm the design’s suitability in terms of fatigue strength and operational survivability [...]
Superjet 100 loses its Sukhoi nametag
All of SCAC’s shares are now under the control of Irkut, and Superjet 100 is no longer designated as a Sukhoi project [...]
MC-21 certification postponed again
It is now scheduled for 2020 [...]
EASA flight test team joins Russia’s MC-21 certification trials
Russia is working on advanced MC-21 European certification [...]
MC-21 aircraft passes tests for night landings
Navigation, landing and exterior lighting equipment all performed as expected [...]
Russia’s MC-21-300 will be less expensive than western counterparts
The new Russian narrow-body’s list price is set at US$96.1 million [...]
Second MC-21 prototype is transferred to Zhukovsky
Aircraft switches from Irkutsk to continue the project’s test programme [...]
PHOTO: MC-21’s second flight-capable prototype receives new colour scheme
It offers a demonstration of the airframe surface’s high quality [...]
Moody’s downgrades rating of Russia’s Irkut
Ratings agency downgrades MC-21 aircraft producer's rating to B1 from Ba3; stable outlook [...]
A second MC-21-300 prototype joins flight test programme
One year has elapsed since the maiden flight of the first prototype of Russia’s new-generation airliner [...]
Irkut assembles second MC-21-300 test aircraft
Flight tests of the second prototype of Russia’s new-generation, narrow-body to commence in May [...]
MC-21 narrowbody to sport Russian PD-14 engines from 2019
The powerplant is currently undergoing EASA certification [...]
Construction of MC-21 customization center to begin in Russia this year
The facility will create about 100 jobs [...]
Aeroflot orders 50 Russian-built MC-21s
At least the first 25 of the batch will come with foreign-made engines [...]
MC-21 with Russian engines could be certified in 2021
Flight tests of the PD-14-powered version are scheduled to begin in 2019 [...]
Second MC-21 prototype said to fly in early March at latest
The program will reportedly involve four flight-test prototypes [...]
Russia’s PD-14 turbofan engine enters third phase of flight tests
National certification is set for this year, to be followed by EASA validation in 2019 [...]
MC-21 wing box passes another structural test
The objective was to make sure the test article can withstand maximum flight loads [...]
Russia, UAE might jointly design new aircraft
Basing the airliner on the Irkut MC-21-400 variant is one possibility [...]
MC-21 with Russian engines tested in wind tunnel
The aircraft will have two powerplant options [...]
Aviastar-SP gearing up for MC-21 production launch
The company aims to be manufacturing 30 MC-21 shipsets annually by 2020 [...]
Tests continue on MC-21 tailplane
The engineers are looking to determine the residual strength of a repaired torsion box [...]
MC-21 prototype completes first flight from Zhukovsky
The aircraft spent over three hours in the air [...]
MC-21 prototype arrives at Zhukovsky for certification tests
A second prototype is expected to join the flight test program in December [...]
Second MC-21 flying prototype to be powered up in October
There are currently four more prototypes inside the final assembly hangar [...]
Government prepared to reduce share in Russia’s revamped UAC
The reorganized entity will be known as Irkut Corporation [...]
Red Wings returns Tu-214 to lessor
The Tupolev used to fly for now-defunct Transaero Airlines [...]
MC-21 prototype resumes test flights following adjustments
The airliner has been additionally fitted with strain gauges [...]
TsAGI to test MC-21 model with PD-14 in wind tunnel
The model will be put into the institute's transonic wind tunnel [...]
Irkut, SCAC to be merged into UAC corporate center
Irkut Corporation, the manufacturer of the MC-21-300 airliner, will be responsible for commercial aviation programs [...]
MAKS: Gearing up for MC-21 series production
Aviastar-SP will shortly begin producing shipsets for the first MC-21 pre-production batch [...]
MC-21-300 factory tests enter second stage
Certification testing is to begin in October [...]
MC-21 to miss MAKS, get French ventilation system
The airliner is undergoing factory tests in Siberia [...]
Russia might offer trade-in scheme to MC-21 customers
The government is to come up with a workable solution by September [...]
MC-21 prototype first flies with landing gear retracted
The aircraft will now be subjected to more comprehensive tests [...]
MC-21 proceeds with flight tests
The aircraft's runway performance was tested during the second flight [...]
Russia’s MC-21 airliner makes first flight
It became the first Russian-made narrowbody commercial passenger aircraft designed in the post-Soviet era. [...]
First MC-21-300 prototype in taxi trials
The aircraft is being readied for its maiden flight [...]
MC-21 wing to be reinforced following static tests
The wing was subjected to one-off extreme loads in testing [...]
MC-21 maiden flight is scheduled for spring 2017
Irkut discloses preparation details on the first flight of Russia’s new narrowbody airliner [...]