Russia plans to begin manufacturing the first domestic medium-range passenger jet after U.S. sanctions delayed the project by as much as 18 months. The MC-21 family, which includes two variants, is being developed by the same Rostec subsidiary that runs…
In this first of our series of previews for 2021, we look at the market for narrow-body aircraft. We break the narrow-body market into three segments, the under 140 seat segment, the 140-170 seat segment, and the over 170 seat…
Michel Merluzeau, Director Market Analysis at AIR, and Ernie Arvai, President of AirInsight Group will discuss COMAC and UAC and the scenarios likely to unfold for the two companies in changing trade and geopolitical environments. With COMAC working on completing…
IRKUT reports today that flight test experts from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) completed the first flight session of the MC-21-300 certification program. During the certification tests, the behavior of MC-21-300 aircraft was evaluated in various modes, including…
Irkut announced the rollout of the third MC-21-300 aircraft yesterday, with the following statements: “Irkut Corporation (a UAC member) completed construction of the third MC-21-300, intended for flight tests. On December 25, the aircraft was transferred from the final assembly…
Sukhoi is poised to cancel its Superjet order with Iran. This news follows our recent story about how difficult obtaining and maintaining aircraft is for Iran’s airlines with reintroduced US sanctions. ATR managed to deliver within the period in which sanctions…