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Russia: the MC-21 aircraft, a wasted opportunity?

It could have become a real competitor of Airbus and Boeing

Probably if it had been developed before the Irkrut MC-21 could have competed on par with the rival aircraft produced by Airbus (the A-320s) and by Boeing (the B-737s), this because the airplane is getting a lot of appreciation on-board technologies and features. The delays in the development and design, as well as those entering the service, however, have undermined the basis of the future of the...

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Moscow, Russia, 11/29/2018 17:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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