Comac C919 And UAC MC-21 Hit New Delays

Jens Flottau Maxim Pyadushkin Michael Bruno December 17, 2021

When China launched the C919 narrowbody in 2008, it was looking at first deliveries in 2016. Five years later, the aircraft is far from even being certified. When Russia launched the MC-21 narrowbody in 2007, its manufacturer Irkut also expected to hand over the first aircraft in 2016. But...

Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

Michael Bruno

Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

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