by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jul 30, 2021 | News
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...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | May 14, 2021 | News
Russian authorities report that the Irkut MC-21 will soon be going into mass production, in another attempt to shake up the Boeing/Airbus duopoly. This news comes from Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, in a presentation to the State Duma. He spoke about mass...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jan 29, 2021 | News
After some protracted negotiations between the two partners, Russia and China agree to begin production of the CR929 this year. We have seen before that both countries are working separately on very interesting single-aisle projects. Both of them aim to rival the A320...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jan 18, 2021 | News
There was an incident with the first MC-21 prototype today, when it had a runway excursion. Despite early reports, it was NOT a runway overrun. There were no injuries among the test pilots and other crew. The incident took place in Zhukovsky airport, near Moscow....
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Dec 16, 2020 | News
Still in development, Irkut’s MC-21 swapped its American-made PW1400G engines with the Russian PD-14s, and flew for the first time. The flight took place at Irkut’s own airfield in Siberia, on Tuesday. It’s been three years since Irkut first flew its first MC-21...
