U.S. Sanctions Trigger One-Year MC-21 Schedule Delay

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ABU DHABI—Entry into service for Russia’s MC-21 airliner will be delayed another year to 2021 due to the effects of U.S. sanctions on suppliers and production facilities, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said during a Feb. 18 news conference here at the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX). The...

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