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Red Wings Airlines placed a firm order with Ilyushun Finance Company (IFC) for 16 MC-21-300 aircraft, with deliveries scheduled between 2019 and 2022. Four of the aircraft will be powered by Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines and 12 by Pratt and Whitney PW1400G geared...

Russia's next big aircraft program after the SuperJet is the mid-sized MC-21.  Seating up to 211, the MC-21 is seen as a competitor to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737.  Although a technically promising aircraft, market realities make the program hard to move forward....

Ilyushin Finance has modified its CSeries order with Bombardier, reducing firm orders from 32 to 20 CSeries aircraft, and also dropping five options.  This reduces the firm order book for the CSeries from 369 to 357.  IFC also ordered one Q400 and added 5 options. ...