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Russia presents a new civil aircraft: the Kremlin aims to reduce dependency from West

Moscow, Russia - MC-21 will be produced by Irkut that has already received 175 orders, 50 of which with air carrier Aeroflot

Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has presided over the maiden ceremony of the new MC-21 passenger aircraft built by the Soviet manufacturer Irkut, which so far has received a total of 175 orders, including 50 from the national air carrier Aeroflot, that once delivered will be operational from 2018. The MC-21 short narrow-body line and medium-range aircraft, twin-engine, low-wing monoplane, capable...

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Rome, Italy, 06/09/2016 10:12
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