Speaking in front of a selected audience and viewers at home, the Russian leader said that the market is currently “overloaded” with planes manufactured by Airbus and Boeing. 

To rectify Russia精东影业 over-reliance on foreign-made aircraft, Putin has announced a plan to build 1,000 passenger planes domestically by 2030. 

“We need to develop our own aircraft production [鈥 and we plan to make more than 1,000 of our own airplanes by 2030,鈥� Putin said. 

According to Russian news outlet , Putin plans to produce Irkut MC-21 passenger jets and switch over to Russian engines for certain aircraft. 

On December 14, 2023, the 鈥楧irect Line鈥� Q&A session and year-end press conference were held together rather than separately as in previous years.  

According to presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, this was to enable Putin to summarize the year精东影业 results in all areas at once. 

The Russian aviation industry has struggled to operate effectively since Western sanctions were put in place after Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine. 

Russian airlines have been unable to legally obtain the Boeing and Airbus parts that are desperately needed to keep their aircraft in good order.  

It is understood that, until now, Russia has relied on the black market to source parts and has even set out plans to manufacture replica Boeing and Airbus components.  

Russian drone crashes in Romania as Ukrainian ports attacked in overnight blitz

• Defense

byIan Molyneaux

2023-12-14

The country精东影业 deputy prime minister, Yuri Borisov, visited a production site of Aviastar, part of the state-owned Rostec corporation, on March 16, 2022.  

鈥淭he key task is to move the implementation of these programs to an earlier date,鈥� Borisov commented according to a statement from the Russian government released after the site visit.  

The MC-21, built by Irkut Corporation, is a single-aisle passenger jet designed to carry between 165 and 211 passengers in a single-class configuration.  

The aircraft is first expected to be operated by Aeroflot unit Rossiya, which had said in July 2021 that it hoped to start operations in summer 2022.  

The SSJ100 regional jet began flying commercially in 2011 and can carry between 87 and 103 passengers.  

Russia精东影业 aerospace and aviation industry has been cut off by international sanctions following Russia精东影业 invasion of Ukraine. International manufacturers have said they will stop providing support and services for aircraft, while lessors are trying to cancel contracts and retrieve planes operated by Russian airlines.  

Borisov said the situation for civil aviation is complicated, because the projects were initially planned for international cooperation, but he said work had not been halted.  

鈥淭here is no pause in the work of enterprises and there will not be. Everyone continues to work. Let me emphasize once again that we are speeding up the implementation of our flagship projects MS-21 and SSJ-100.鈥� 

Irkut is part of United Aircraft Corporation, which is in turn majority owned by Rostec. Sukhoi is also part of UAC.  

Russian MC-21-300 passenger jet obtains type certificate

• Aircraft

byGabriele Petrauskaite

2021-12-29

Borisov also said that Russia was also considering boosting production of the wide-body Ilyushin Il-96 and the narrow-body Tupolev Tu-214. The two aircraft are currently produced only in small numbers for certain customers.  

Russia considers reviving Il-96 and Tu-214 programs

• Aircraft

byValius Venckunas

2022-03-16

The first serial production Irkut MC-21, the latest airliner from Russia, has completed its maiden flight.  

Rossiya, a subsidiary of Aeroflot, will take delivery of the first Irkut MC-21 airliner in September 2022, making it the launch customer for the new aircraft.  

Irkut MC-21 finally fitted with 鈥渕ade in Russia鈥� composite wings

• Aircraft

byClement Charpentreau

2021-07-15

The first MC-21 prototype took off on its maiden flight in 2017, and the aircraft has been performing tests ever since.  

Volga-Dnepr pushes for freighter version of MC-21

• Air Cargo

byClement Charpentreau

2021-07-28

 

鈥淎mid the capacity constraints, emerging demand for freighters and increase of cargo volumes worldwide Irkut Corporation is in favourable position to commence the freighter program,鈥� the carrier wrote in a statement. 鈥淰olga-Dnepr Group might become the possible launch customer of the MC-21-200 freighter version.鈥�

The MC-21 is a medium-haul plane capable of carrying between 132 and 211 passengers 鈥� a prized market segment. It is destined to replace the Tu-154 and Tu-204 in Russia and aims to compete on the global market with two best-sellers, the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. 

Deliveries are slated to start by the end of 2021, according to the trade and industry minister Denis Manturov, with its launch customer being the Russian flag carrier Aeroflot. So far, the airliner has attracted 175 firm orders, in their vast majority from Russian airlines. No order was placed during MAKS 2021. 

Meanwhile, four Russian carriers have placed orders and options for the Sukhoi Superjet regional aircraft during aishow, for a total of 58 aircraft.

Sukhoi Superjet attracts 58 orders, still no luck outside Russia

• Aircraft

byClement Charpentreau

2021-07-23

On July 14, 2021, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, part of the United Aircraft Corporation, finished installing the left-wing panel to the fuselage of an 袦小-21-300 airliner, completing the assembly of the first composite wings made entirely of Russian material. The right-wing panel and center section had been installed earlier.

The wing panels and center section are made of Russian polymer composite materials by AeroComposite-Ulyanovsk. 鈥淭he use of rigid and lightweight composite materials made it possible to develop a wing with a high aspect ratio and improve the aerodynamics of MC-21, which in turn allowed increasing the diameter of the fuselage to make it more comfortable for passengers,鈥� explained Irkut in a statement. “The wing is manufactured using unique vacuum infusion technology, patented in Russia.” 

The next stage of the assembly will be to integrate the aircraft systems. The aircraft is intended for delivery to its launch customer, the Russian flag carrier Aeroflot. Deliveries are slated to start by the end of 2021, according to Russian trade and industry minister Denis Manturov.

The MC-21 is a medium-haul plane capable of carrying between 132 and 211 passengers, a prized market segment. It is destined to replace the Tu-154 and Tu-204 in Russia and will compete with two best-sellers, the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. 

The program has been plagued with delays that the Russian government mostly attributed to American sanctions. Indeed, the MC-21 composite wing production has been quite challenging. Delivery of parts coming from American Hexcel and Japanese Toray Industries to the Russian company Aerocomposit (part of UAC) was abandoned. 

Irkut receives first Russian-made MC-21 composite wing

• Civil Aviation

byClement Charpentreau

2021-05-14

The MC-21-310 aircraft, tail number 73055, took to the skies for the first time in December 2020. Unlike its three predecessors powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines, this testbed is equipped with the definitive Russian-made Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines.

Irkut MC-21 conducted first flight with Russian PD-14 engines

• Aircraft

byValius Venckunas

2020-12-15

The MC-21 is a medium-haul plane capable of carrying between 132 and 211 passengers, a prized market segment. It is destined to replace the Tu-154 and Tu-204 in Russia and will compete with two best-sellers, the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. The certification of the Russian single-aisle airliner is expected by the end of 2021.

Irkut plans to present the aircraft to the general public during the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, which is to take place at Zhukovsky airport from July 20 to 25, 2021.

The 17,5-meter-long wing panel was made by the Russian company JSC AeroComposite, using a domestic fiber developed among others by Moscow State University and Rosatom. 

鈥淭he technology used to produce large-scale wing box panels based on infusion technology was developed by AeroComposite and patented in Russia,鈥� Irkut said in a statement. 鈥淭he use of strong and lightweight composite materials resulted in the development high aspect ratio wing and improving the aircraft aerodynamic performance and at the same time increasing  the fuselage diameter.鈥�

Russia had to develop its own composite materials after delivery of parts coming from US Hexcel and Japanese Toray Industries were abandoned over soured diplomatic relationships. 

The part should soon be assembled on the first MC-21-300 to be delivered to its launch customer, the Russian flag carrier Aeroflot. Deliveries are slated to start by the end of 2021, according to Russian trade and industry minister Denis Manturov.

The MC-21 is a medium-haul plane capable of carrying between 132 and 211 passengers, a prized market segment. It is destined to replace the Tu-154 and Tu-204 in Russia and will compete with two best-sellers, the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. 

In February 2021, the Aviadvigatel PD-14 turbofan engine slated to power the MC-21 airliner was found compliant with ICAO emission standards.

ICAO approves PD-14, new Russian engine to power MC-21

• Aircraft

byValius Venckunas

2021-02-08

The MC-21-300 was undergoing an aborted take-off test with a simulated single-engine failure. The aircraft veered off the runway for an unidentified reason. It came to rest on the soft ground, from where it had to be towed out of the snow. No injuries were reported among the testing team.

The testbed involved in the incident is equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW1400G engines. It was the first to start flight tests, in 2017. Three other prototypes exist, including one fitted with the Russian-made Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines. The certification of the Russian single-aisle airliner is expected by the end of 2021.

Irkut MC-21 conducted first flight with Russian PD-14 engines

• Aircraft

byValius Venckunas

2020-12-15

According to the Rostec press release, the flight took off from the Irkutsk aviation plant airstrip and lasted 1 hour 25 minutes on December 15, 2020.

鈥淭his flight is a joint result of two of the most important Russian civilian aviation programs 鈥� the MC-21 airplane and the PD-14 engine. Thanks to the efforts of the scientists, manufacturers, engineers and workers an airliner of the new generation is being created. It will return our country to the highest league of the world of aviation,鈥�  Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of Rostec, is quoted in the press release. 

All earlier flights of the airplane, including its maiden flight in May 2017, were conducted with Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines. 

The Aviadvigatel PD-14 turbofan engine has been developed by Rostec, Russian state-owned corporation, since 2012. It is a further development of the PS-90, the engine that powered the majority of Soviet and Russian airliners, such as the Tu-204 and the Il-96, since the 80s and 90s. 

The PD-14 is being developed specifically for the MC-21. It has a bypass ratio of 8.5:1, can generate 14.0 tf (31,000 lbf) of thrust and is said to be 15% more efficient than its predecessor the PS-90. 

Introducing Aviadvigatel PD-14: engine to power MC-21

• MRO

by精东影业 Team

2019-12-10

According to Russian minister of industry and trade Denis Manturov, half of the first 630 serial MC-21s are going to be equipped with PD-14s, with the rest being powered by PW1000Gs.

Flight testing of the PD-14 onboard Il-76LL flying laboratory began in 2015. 

The Irkut MC-21 is a new Russian narrow-body airliner set to compete with mainline aircraft like the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. It is being developed by United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and is currently expected to enter service in 2021. 

Russian MC-21 resumes flight tests, certification in question?

• Civil Aviation

byIna Hladyshava

2020-04-27