Aviation industry officials in Russia claim that the country’s airlines can survive in the long term even without Boeing and Airbus aircraft. We have looked at the state of Russia’s aviation industry in multiple articles. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the...
In a somewhat predictable development, the MC-21, Russia’s newest airliner, will only enter commercial service with Russian PD-14 engines. Things looked so different when Irkut and its parent, UAC, launched the MC-21. It is hard to imagine it now, given recent and...
Given current events, could Russia accelerate the “Russification” of its upcoming MC-21 airliner, to get around international sanctions? As we have seen, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused an international outcry. The immediate result was the implementation of a...
Irkut completed another MC-21 prototype, the first one to fly with a wing made from Russian materials and using a new manufacturing process. Certification for the MC-21 is still underway. The aircraft promises to be a comfortable and very efficient alternative to...
Irkut is pondering a freighter version of their upcoming MC-21. It would be the first factory-built single-aisle freighter in over 20 years! The project includes a potential partner in Volga-Dnepr Group, a major holding company with multiple cargo operators. They...
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