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 […]
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First Production MC-21-310 Set To Begin Flight Testing In Late July
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia’s first production-standard MC-21-310 airliner is expected to begin flight testing in late July, marking the start of factory trials for the fully Russian-configured […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest — May 2026
Several developments moved the MC-21 program forward in May, including the launch of the MC-21-210 derivative, continued certification activity and the transfer of the first production MC-21-310 into flight-test operations. […]
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Russia Launches MC-21-210 Development Programme
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service Russia has formally launched development of the MC-21-210, a lower-capacity member of the MC-21 narrowbody family, with a first flight of the prototype […]
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About 2 bln rubles will be allocated for the development of the preliminary design of the MC-21-210 aircraft
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service It is planned to allocate 1.94 billion rubles from the state budget in 2024-2025 for the development of the preliminary design of the […]
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MC-21 – digest for September-2024
© Alexander Shipilenko, russianplanes.net / Certification flight to determine the noise level. Flight 73051 passing over the runway at a height of about six metres. Archive photo Traditionally, the Eastern […]
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MC-21 Programme Director Alexander Dolotovsky talks about tasks for the coming year
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC press service Alexander Dolotovsky, Deputy General Director of PJSC Yakovlev and Director of the MC-21 programme, has outlined the top-priority tasks for the coming year […]
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Alexander Dolotovsky, Deputy General Director of Yakovlev, will be in charge of the MC-21-210 aircraft project
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service Alexander Dolotovsky, who previously held the position of Deputy Director General for Development at Regional Aircraft, has been appointed Deputy Director General of […]
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MC-21-210 will allow airlines to operate the aircraft more efficiently
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC press service The flagship project of the Russian civil aircraft industry, the MC-21 medium-haul aircraft has been facing challenges since 2014 due to Western sanctions […]
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