On the first day of the MAKS2019 air show in Moscow United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) did a low-profile unveiling of...
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EASA flight tests completed first session of certification flights on MC-21-300
IRKUT reports today that flight test experts from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) completed the first...
Irkut rolls out third MC-21 and answers AirInsight questions
Irkut announced the rollout of the third MC-21-300 aircraft yesterday, with the following statements: "Irkut...
Sukhoi cancelling IranAir order?
Sukhoi is poised to cancel its Superjet order with Iran. This news follows our recent story about how difficult...
AirInsight publishes MC-21 Report
AirInsight has published its latest aircraft program analysis, this one covers the IRKUT MC-21 program. Several months...
Russia vs Ukraine and the An-124
The Antonov 124 is a product of Soviet-era policies. Like other aircraft, after production stopped, it became ever...
Transactions May YTD
Here is an update on commercial aircraft transactions through May 2018. Note transactions include new and pre-owned...
Canceling the Iran Deal – Implications
Aerospace industry pundits and the media have been aflutter with the news yesterday that the “Iran Nuclear Deal” has...
Premium 2018.14 – remarkable MC-21 progress
We have been working on improving our understanding of this new aircraft. The MC-21 is the second aircraft to emerge...
Second MC-21-300 completed
IRKUT reported that they have completed construction on the second MC-21. "At the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of...
The SSJ shrink choice
SCAC (Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company) announced they are planning on a 75-seat “shrink” version of their SuperJet. The...
Pratt & Whitney having a great show
The Singapore air show got off to a start yesterday. It hasn't been a noisy affair. Boeing picked up a lot of...