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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Category: MC-21
“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 […]
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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MC-21-310 Makes Maiden Flight
Image by © UAC Press Service The Russian aviation industry is rounding off April 2025 with positive news: On 23rd April, the first flight of the fully import-substituted SJ-100 aircraft […]
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Russian Government Allocates Over 14 Billion Roubles for Further Modernisation of the PD-14 Engine
Image by © UEC As part of the state programme for the development of the aviation industry, the modernisation of the PD-14 engine continues. The Ministry of Industry and Trade […]
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TsAGI: Over 10 Parameters Monitored on the MC-21 for Peak Flight Safety
Photo by © Russian Aviation Modern civil aviation demands stringent flight safety standards. The MC-21 medium-range airliner showcases an innovative approach to addressing this challenge, combining an enhanced flight parameter […]
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Re-equipping of Machine Tool Fleet Continues at Irkutsk Aviation Plant for MC-21 Serial Production
Photo © Alexey Chernykh, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder Scaling up to initial serial production levels of 36 MC-21 aircraft per annum necessitates an upgrade to production facilities at the Irkutsk Aviation […]
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