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• 22 December 2017 Gate 2 Results under Program CR 929 Approved by CRAIC Board of Directors

  21 December 2017 Board of Directors of CRAIC, the Chinese-Russian Joint Venture, acting as the Operator of CR 929, the Long-Range Wide-Body Aircraft program, approved the results of passed Gate 2. Key output at this stage is the engineering concept review.

   

• 3 November 2017 MC-21-300 aircraft undergoes further flight tests in Zhukovsky

  On November 2, 2017,  the MC-21-300 test aircraft performed the first flight from the airfield of Flight Research Institute n.a. M.M. Gromov (Zhukovsky city, Moscow region). The flight lasted more than three hours. The characteristics of stability and controllability were assessed at the altitudes varying from 6,000 to 12,000 meters. All aircraft systems operated normally.

   

• 13 September 2017 Irkut Corporation starts the second stage of MC-21 flight tests

  On September 13, the second stage of MC-21-300 in-plant development tests program has begun. The modified airplane systems worked without complaint during the flight. The flight lasted about 2 hours.

   

• 20 July 2017 Sberbank and Irkut Corporation signed a cooperation agreement

  On July 20, 2017, during the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017, Sberbank and Irkut Corporation signed an agreement on the development of cooperation on the MC-21 project. The agreement implies the possibility to provide the Corporation with a wide range of financial products of the bank for the development of the MC-21 project, including the after-sales support of the aircraft. 

• 19 July 2017 Irkut Corporation and Angara Airlines signed an agreement on the acquisition of three MC-21 aircraft

  During the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017 in Zhukovsky, Irkut Corporation (UAC member) and Angara Airlines signed the agreement of intent to purchase three MC-21- 300 aircraft. 

• 18 July 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin familiarized himself with the progress of the MC-21 program during the MAKS-2017 airshow

  On July 18, during the visit to the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin familiarized himself with the implementation of the new MC-21 commercial airliner program. 

• 23 June 2017 The MC-21 aircraft is being prepared for the next stage of flight tests

  MC-21-300 test aircraft performed another flight, which completes the first stage of the in-plant testing. 

• 21 June 2017 In the fifth test flight MC-21 was in the air over 2 hours

  21 June, 2017 MC-21-300 aircraft performed the fifth flight within the program of in-plant development tests. 

• 19 June 2017 MC-21 aircraft performed flight with retracted landing gear

  19 June, 2017 MC-21-300 aircraft performed another flight within the program of in-plant development tests. 

• 22 March 2017 SCAC Reduced SSJ100 Customization Term Twofold

  In 2016 term of production SSJ100 aircraft preparation for delivery to Russian customers has been reduced twofold as compared to the previous year making it 28 calendar days.