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Daily Insight: Friday 22 February 2019: Trust but Verify – SSJ100 Titanium Questions

News Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has ordered the inspection of 48 Superjets for cracks in uncertified titanium that may have been used in about 50 SSJ100 aircraft. Russian sources report the potential for micro cracks in landing gear, engine, and flap attachment points...

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 from Russia's UAC after the Superjet. The Superjet has made a niche for itself in western markets, specifically Europe and Mexico. This success has...

Aeroflot places $5bn order for 50 MC-21s

Aeroflot ordered 50 MC-21s today from IRKUT. Aeroflot will receive the first jet in the first quarter of 2020, with the full delivery to be completed by 2026. Under the terms of the order, Rostec, the leasing subsidiary of Aviacapital-Service, will supply the 50...

First MC-21 flown to Zhukovsky

IRKUT announced their first MC-21-300 flew from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant to Ramenskoye Airport (Zhukovsky, Moscow), to continue flight tests. Here is an image of its landing. The aircraft flew 4,500 km (6 hours nonstop) at 10,000 meters (~33,000 feet). Mr. Oleg...

MC-21 flight tests expand

Sep 26, 2017 | Irkut, UAC, UAC MC 21

According to the Flightradar24 tracking of RA-73051, the flight test MC-21-300 has been busy. On September 13 Irkut...

IRKUT gets an important financial tool

Jul 20, 2017 | Irkut, UAC MC 21

One of the concerns we have had about the success of the MC-21 program has been customer financial support. We are...

MC-21 Gets 31 Orders from IFC at 2017 MAKS Air Show

Jul 19, 2017 | Ilyushin Finance, Irkut, Red Wings, UAC MC 21, VIM Airlines

Red Wings Airlines placed a firm order with Ilyushun Finance Company (IFC) for 16 MC-21-300 aircraft, with deliveries...

Bombardier Delays Deliveries due to Engine Supply Issues

Sep 6, 2016 | Airbus, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A321 Neo, Airbus a350, Boeing, Bombardier, C Series, CFM International, Embraer, Embraer E Jet E2, Irkut, Mitsubishi MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, UAC MC 21

Bombardier announced that its 2016 C Series deliver schedule will be delayed, while citing the statistics from the...

PD-14 Tests underway

Apr 21, 2016 | Ilyushin, Irkut, UAC, UAC MC 21

At the Russian Zhukovsky test center, the new PD-14 engine has been placed on their IL-78 test bed for flight tests. ...

First MC-21 wing panel delivered

Jan 19, 2016 | Irkut, UAC, UAC MC 21

IRKUT reported today that the right composite wing panel of the MC-21 was delivered to its plant (IRKUT is a member of...

MC-21 News

Dec 3, 2015 | Irkut, Pratt & Whitney, Red Wings, UAC, UAC MC 21, United Technologies

[UPDATE: The MC-21 orders that are intended for Aeroflot would be provided under a leasing deal via the UAC’s...

Pratt & Whitney GTF Engine EIS planning

Nov 19, 2014 | Airbus, Airbus A320 NEO, Bombardier, C Series, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, UAC, UAC MC 21

We spoke with Andrew Tanner, P&W VP Customer Service about their planning the company has been putting into place...

MS-21 News

Nov 14, 2014 | Irkut, UAC, UAC MC 21

It is not often we hear about this program. The information below mentions an "engine of foreign manufacture" which...

Premium #128 – Farnborough Expectations

Jul 8, 2014 | Airbus, Airbus A320, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A321, Airbus A330, Airbus a350, Airbus A350xwb, Airbus A380, ATR, Boeing, Boeing 737 MAX, Boeing 747 8, Boeing 777 8x, Boeing 777 9x, Boeing 787, Bombardier, C Series, COMAC, COMAC ARJ21, Embraer, Embraer E Jet, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi CJR, Mitsubishi MRJ, premium, Q400 Aircraft, Sukhoi Aerospace, UAC, UAC MC 21

Next week is the biggest air show of the year. The industry looks forward to it because so much news is announced that...

EDITORIAL – There are no winners when economic sanctions are imposed

Mar 21, 2014 | Aeroflot, Aerospace, Airbus, Airbus A320, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A330, Airbus a350, Airbus A350xwb, Airbus A380, Boeing, Boeing 737 MAX, Boeing 737 NG, Boeing 747 8, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, Bombardier, C Series, General Category, Irkut, Q400 Aircraft, Sukhoi Aerospace, Transaero, UAC MC 21, Volga Dnepr

The current political tensions in the Ukraine have resulted in economic sanctions imposed by the US and its western...

MC-21 News

Feb 6, 2014 | Irkut, UAC, UAC MC 21

IRKUT put out some news today about their MC-21 program. The news is that a meeting was attended by Deputy Minister...

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