Russia's advanced MС-21 passenger plane carried out its maiden flight on Sunday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said; the country's United Aircraft Corporation hopes the jet will become a formidable contender in an industry dominated by Boeing and Airbus.
Sunday saw the maiden flight of a state-of-the-art passenger plane, Russia's MC-21, according to the country's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
He published photos of the jet in the air on his Twitter page, writing "We are flying."
The MC-21 is a twin-engine short-and mid-range airliner with a capacity of 150-212 passengers. The presentation of the aircraft took place in June 2016 in the Russian city of Irkutsk.
In January, Rogozin announced that the tests of the new aircraft would start at the beginning of spring.
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