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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Category: MC-21
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 […]
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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Efficiency Boost for MC-21 Fuselage Skin Presses at Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Image by © UAC Press Service Modernisation work is underway on pressing equipment at the Gagarin Aviation Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The goal is to expedite the production of fuselage skins […]
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MC-21 – March 2025 Digest
Photo © Irina Pakhalueva, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder At the Sokol Aviation Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, preparations are ongoing for the production of MC-21 aircraft components. Manufacturing of door parts and […]
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Irkutsk Aviation Plant Constructs New Facilities to Ramp Up MC-21 Production
Image by © Olga Novikova, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder factory newspaper The Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP) is continuing its expansion of production capabilities to facilitate a build rate of 36 MC-21 […]
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MC-21 – February 2025 Digest
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service A year ago, Sergei Chemezov, the CEO of Rostec State Corporation, mentioned in the wings of the Russian Federation President’s annual address to […]
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Rosaviatsiya Approves PD-14 Engine Operation at Low Temperatures
Image by © UEC The Perm-based company ODK-Aviadvigatel has received approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) for a major change of the PD-14 aircraft engine’s type design. The […]
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