Photo © Aviation of Russia Certification programme reaches 38.2% completion as flight testing continues Russia’s MC-21-310 certification programme reached 115 completed flights out of a revised target of 301 by […]
Read more
Category: MC-21
MC-21 Import Substitution Builds Domestic Capability for Future Russian Airliner Programmes
Photo credit © Arthur Volgin, Syktyvkar Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody programme has established domestic suppliers for aircraft systems previously sourced from a limited number of international manufacturers, according to Anatoliy Gaydanskiy, […]
Read more
Russia Targets MC-21 Deliveries In 2027 As Import Substitution Nears Completion
Image credit © UAC Press Service The MC-21-310 narrowbody programme is targeting its first customer deliveries in 2027, with eight aircraft due to enter Aeroflot’s fleet in the fourth quarter […]
Read more
Yakovlev Moves Third Serial MC-21-310 Into Flight-Test Preparation
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Yakovlev has moved a third serial-production MC-21-310 airliner, manufacturer’s serial number MC.0016, to the flight-test division at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP), marking further […]
Read more
MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest — September 2026
Photo © Aviation of Russia September marked a shift towards more defined production planning for Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody programme. Aeroflot signed a contract for 90 MC-21-310 aircraft, bringing its contracted […]
Read more
Irkutsk Aircraft Plant Advances Third Production MC-21-310 To Flight-Test Stage
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Irkutsk Aircraft Plant (IAZ) has transferred the third production MC-21-310 airliner, serial number MC.0016, to its flight-test division as Yakovlev advances preparations for the […]
Read more
Yakovlev Engineer Reports Similar Flight Characteristics For MC-21-300 And Import-Substituted MC-21-310
Photo © Aviation of Russia The import-substituted MC-21-310 has demonstrated flight characteristics broadly comparable with the earlier MC-21-300, according to Nikolai Fonurin, a lead flight-test engineer at Russian aircraft manufacturer […]
Read more
Yakovlev Starts Construction Of MC-21-210 Prototype For 2028 First Flight
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Yakovlev has started manufacturing the first prototype of the MC-21-210, a shortened derivative of the MC-21-310, with the aircraft scheduled to make its first […]
Read more
Yakovlev’s Irkutsk Plant Secures MC-21 Production Load Through 2032
Photo © Aviation of Russia The Irkutsk Aviation Plant has secured MC-21 production commitments through 2032 following a second firm order from Aeroflot for 90 aircraft, according to plant director […]
Read more
Second Production MC-21-310 for Aeroflot Begins PD-14 Engine Runs at Irkutsk
Photo © Aviation of Russia Yakovlev’s Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ) is running ground tests on MC-21-310 serial number MC.0015, the second production aircraft for launch operator Aeroflot. The tests are […]
Read more