MC-21 Set For Certification Within Months TBz2021-11-28 03:19:52
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After years of delay to the program caused by sanctions, the Russian-built narrowbody jetliner MC-21 is now on track for certification in December. The aircraft will come with a domestically made engine option, and Russia hopes it will provide Boeing and Airbus some healthy competition on its home turf.
Certification scheduled for December
The Russian-made narrowbody contender, the Irkut MC-21, is set to be certified before the end of the year. Russia’s Deputy Transport Minister, Igor Chalik, recently confirmed that certification of the aircraft is scheduled for December. The country’s Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) has also signaled that they are ready to give the new aircraft the go-ahead within the next couple of months.
“Our scheduled completion of MC-21 certification is in December 2021, and I have actually just received a confirmation from the Federal Air Transport Agency that we are on track so far. The MC-21 will be certified in December of this year,” Mr Chalik told Russian news agency TASS.