Photo © Press Service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation The MC-21-310 aircraft, tail number 73051, is currently undergoing supplementary ground tests at the Flight […]
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Category: MC-21
MC-21 – May 2025 Digest
Photo © UAC Press Service The MC-21-310 prototype aircraft, tail number 73055 (MS.0012), completed a ferry flight from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky on May 7, 2025. This aircraft features partially indigenized […]
Assembly of Additional MC-21 Fuselage Sections Completed at Irkutsk Aviation Plant
Image by © Olga Novikova, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder factory newspaper The Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP) continues to advance the production of the MC-21 passenger aircraft with the assembly of new […]
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To the MC-21’s Maiden Flight: Sanctions Did Not Halt the Aircraft’s Development
Image by © UAC Press Service The first flight of the MC-21 aircraft took place on 28 May 2017. Aircraft 73051 lifted off from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant airfield, completing […]
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Russian Tyres for MC-21 and Superjet 100 Complete Qualification Testing
Image by © Aviation of Russian The Altai Tyre Combine and YASHZ Avia LLC have successfully completed qualification testing of tubeless radial tyres designed for the MC-21-310 and Superjet 100 […]
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“Aerocomposit” invests over 1.78 billion rubles (approx. $22.25 million) in production upgrade for the MC-21
Photo by © Ulyanovsk Region Government Press Service The Ulyanovsk branch of JSC “Aerocomposit” is set to receive 1.78 billion rubles (approx. $22.25 million) for a production modernisation. The investment […]
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MC-21-310 Prototype Flies from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky
Image by © UAC Press Service After a year and ten months, the MC-21-310, tail number 73055, which was the first aircraft to receive PD-14 engines, has returned from Irkutsk, […]
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MC-21 – April 2025 Digest
A photo taken from the escort aircraft Yak-130. © Test pilot of IAZ D. Denisov / Courtesy of the press service of PJSC “UAC” The first flight of the import-substituted […]
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Anatoly Gaidansky: Certification Completion and MC-21 Deliveries to Airlines Expected by End of Summer 2026
Image by © UAC Press Service On 29 April 2025, the prototype of the MC-21-310 (aircraft 73055, MC.0012) in a partially import-substituted configuration performed its maiden flight. Following the flight, […]
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MC-21-310 Crew Assess Results of First Flight of Import-Substituted Aircraft
MC-21-310 Crew (left to right): Alexander Solovyov, Alexander Popov, Roman Taskaev, Alexander Guskov / Image by © Press Service of PJSC UAC On 29 April 2025, the MC-21-310 prototype aircraft […]
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