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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.

   

• 10 November 2017 United Aircraft Corporation to Participate in the Dubai Air Show

  The corporation will have a strong presence at the show with an extensive product lineup at the show’s static and aerial displays. 

• 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.

   

• 17 October 2017 MC-21 aircraft has flown nonstop from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky

  On October 17 2017, the first test MC-21-300 aircraft flew from the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant to the airfield of Flight Research Institute n.a. M.M. Gromov (Ramenskoye, Moscow Region), to continue flight tests.

   

• 27 September 2017 Yuri Slyusar, President of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and Irkut Corporation, held working meeting at Irkutsk Aviation Plant

  Yuri Slyusar, President of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and Irkut Corporation, held working meeting at Irkutsk Aviation Plant, dedicated to implementation of plant's major programs. 

• 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.

   

• 1 September 2017 Key decisions made to form a new Corporate center and Civil Aviation Division of the United Aircraft Corporation

  On September 1 meetings of Boards of Directors of UAC, Irkut Corporation and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft were held. A number of decisions of these governing bodies give a start to transformation of UAC, Irkut Corporation and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft into a new Corporate center of a single united company with functions of a Civil Aviation Division on the basis of Irkut Corporation. This is an important step within the corporate transformation program to form a single company in accordance with previous decisions of the UAC’s Board of Directors from December 2016.

   

• 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.