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Irkut Building Yak-130s on Spec
The Irkut Corporation’s plant at Irkutsk recently began final assembly of the 35th example of the Yakovlev Yak-130 combat trainer. Of this total, approximately ten have been completed and test flown, while about another eight Yak-130 fuselages are being assembled.… Continue reading
Irkut secures Russian MS-21 custom
Airframer is aiming to develop the two smaller variants of its new twinjet first, before it sets timeline for 230-seat -400
Russia’s Irkut MS-21 pro¬gramme has won the confidence of two key domestic customers, as state firm Rostekhnologii and lessor… Continue reading
Irkut signs government contract for next MS-21 design phase
Russian airframer Irkut has signed a state contract with the government to carry out the next stage of research and design work on the proposed MS-21 twinjet.
Under the pact, Irkut is to receive Rb24 billion ($820 million) from the… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney and Irkut Sign First Contract to Begin Work on PurePower(R) PW1400G Engine for MC-21 Aircraft
MOSCOW, Russia, April 12, 2010 – Pratt & Whitney and Russia’s Irkut Corporation have signed a contract for the companies to begin preliminary design activities on the Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1400G engine, which was selected to power the Irkut… Continue reading
Irkut unveils main suppliers for MS-21 twin-jet
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation has unveiled the main system suppliers for the planned three-member MS-21 twin-jet family. Contractors were selected following international tenders invited last year by airframer Irkut, which is steering the project and will act as a system… Continue reading