Russia has reinforced its commitment to building a self-reliant commercial aviation industry by allocating additional funding for serial production of the MC-21 passenger jet while approving financial support for the first three production IL-114-300 turboprop aircraft.
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Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has transferred the first serial-production Yakovlev MC-21-310 to its flight-test division, marking another milestone in the country’s effort to bring its domestically equipped narrowbody airliner into commercial service.
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Irkut has secured initial Russian type certification for the MC-21-300 twinjet, four-and-a-half years after the aircraft’s maiden flight.The MC-21-300 variant is powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1400G engines.