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butthurt [soylentnews.org] writes:

Russia's Irkut Corp. [wikipedia.org] has shown, in its Irkutsk [wikipedia.org] factory, the first completed MC-21 [wikipedia.org] jetliner. It may be built in versions that carry about 130 to 211 passengers. The company hopes to commence flight testing by the end of the year. As shown, the aircraft had a pair of Pratt & Whitney [wikipedia.org] PurePower PW1400G-JM [utc.com] geared turbofan [wikipedia.org] engines, but when manufacturing begins in earnest, it may be equipped with the Russian-built Aviadvigatel PD-14 [wikipedia.org], which is still in testing.

coverage:

• Business Insider [businessinsider.com]
• TASS [tass.ru] (owned by Russian government)
• Air Transport World [atwonline.com]
• Aviation International News [ainonline.com]
• Sputnik News [sputniknews.com] (sponsored by Russian government; has video)
• Defenseworld.net [defenseworld.net] (Tor-friendly copy) [archive.is]
• ChannelNewsAsia [channelnewsasia.com]
• Pravda.ru [pravdareport.com]

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