Russia aims high with new jetliner, seeking to rival Boeing and Airbus
Russia Wednesday unveiled to clients its new MC-21 passenger plane, billed as a competitor to Boeing and Airbus even though the project has been stymied by sanctions and glitches with its predecessor, the Sukhoi Superjet. The new plane was the showpiece at the MAKS air show outside Moscow, which president Vladimir Putin formally opened Tuesday with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Produced by Siberia-based manufacturer Irkut, the medium-haul plane seats up to 211 passengers and has a range of 6,000 km — enough to take it from Moscow to any European destination. It is the Russian aviation industry’s big hope after setbacks with the regional Sukhoi Superjet 100 liner, launched in 2011 as the first post-Soviet civilian airplane. <br/>
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Russia aims high with new jetliner, seeking to rival Boeing and Airbus
Russia Wednesday unveiled to clients its new MC-21 passenger plane, billed as a competitor to Boeing and Airbus even though the project has been stymied by sanctions and glitches with its predecessor, the Sukhoi Superjet. The new plane was the showpiece at the MAKS air show outside Moscow, which president Vladimir Putin formally opened Tuesday with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Produced by Siberia-based manufacturer Irkut, the medium-haul plane seats up to 211 passengers and has a range of 6,000 km — enough to take it from Moscow to any European destination. It is the Russian aviation industry’s big hope after setbacks with the regional Sukhoi Superjet 100 liner, launched in 2011 as the first post-Soviet civilian airplane. <br/>
