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• 16 December 2020 New Regional Passenger Aircraft IL-114-300 Made Its Maiden Flight

  On December 16th, 2020, a new regional passenger turboprop aircraft Il-114-300 made its maiden flight at the Zhukovsky airfield. 

   

• 15 December 2020 MC-21-310 aircraft with Russian PD-14 engines made its maiden flight

  On the 15th of December 2020 the MС-21-310 aircraft equipped with the new Russian PD-14 engines made its maiden flight from the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of Irkut Corporation (part of UAC, Rostec State Corporation). 

   

• 5 August 2020 Preliminary results of MC-21-300 aircraft tests on engines protection against water penetration are summed up

  Irkut Corporation summarized the preliminary results of MC-21-300 aircraft ground testing, which confirmed the possibility of operating the aircraft in presence of water on runway. 

   

• 16 July 2020 MC-21-300 aircraft engine water protection tests have been started

  Irkut Corporation (as  part of UAC of Rostec State Corporation) started tests of  MC-21-300 to confirm the possibility of operating the aircraft in the presence of water on runway.

   

• 25 June 2020 MC-21-300 prototype will continue testing after painting

  On June 25, 2020, the MC-21-300 test aircraft, painted at Spektr-Avia, Ulyanovsk, returned to Ramenskoye airfield (Zhukovsky, Moscow region), where it will continue its flights under the certification test program.

   

• 10 June 2020 MC-21-300 test aircraft arrived in Ulyanovsk for painting

  On June 10, 2020 the MC-21-300 test aircraft (tail number 73056) flew from Ramenskoye airfield (Zhukovsky, Moscow region) to Ulyanovsk-Vostochny airfield for painting.

   

• 22 April 2020 Regular flight tests of MC-21-300 aircraft were resumed

  Regular flights of the MC-21-300 aircraft under the flight test program were resumed at the The Gromov Flight Research Institute (part of the UAC of Rostec State Corporation) in Zhukovsky.

   

• 26 December 2019 SSJ100 meets the European standards for controller–pilot digital private communications

  
  SSJ100 aircraft has successfully completed test flights and proved the performance capability of ATN system in real conditions in Europe.

   

• 25 December 2019 The fourth MC-21-300 aircraft joined the flight test program

  On December 25, 2019, the maiden flight of the fourth MC-21-300 flight test aircraft took place at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the affiliate of Irkut Corporation (a UAC member).

   

• 20 December 2019 SCAC has obtained Major Change Approval for SSJ100 with horizontal winglets

  SSJ100 aircraft with horizontal winglets (saberlets) has successfully accomplished a series of flight tests following the results of which Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company has obtained a Major Change Approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation. First aircraft with the winglets has been delivered by SCAC to Severstal Aircompany (AC tail number is RA89135).