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Irkut MC-21-300 Completes Maiden Flight
The first flight of the MC-21-300
commercial jetliner has been successfully
accomplished by Irkut Corporation (a UAC
member). The aircraft flew for 30 minutes
and attained an altitude of 1000 meters
and speed of 300 km/hour. Over the
course of the maiden flight, the MC-21-
300’s in-flight stability and controllability,
was checked as was the controllability
of the power plant. ‘’MC-21 is created
in a wide cooperation, where together
with Irkut, other enterprises of the
United Aircraft Corporation are actively Scoot Takes Delivery of New 787 Dreamliner
participating, namely Aerocomposite Low cost airline, Scoot, has taken delivery the ceremony. Scoot is slated to delivery
company, Ulyanovsk and Voronezh of the Boeing 787-8, named “Mous-Scoot- of four 787-8 Dreamliners fitted with crew
aircraft plants, UAC Integration Center Ka” (named after the popular Greek dish bunks in 2017. Each aircraft is configured
in Moscow,” said Yury Slyusar, President Moussaka) during a handover ceremony to accommodate 329 passengers with
of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), on at Boeing’s Everett Delivery Centre in 18 in the ScootBiz section. In comparison,
completion of the maiden flight. “This is Seattle, USA. “Our vision of serving not Scoot’s 787-8 aircraft without crew bunks
an important stage in the formation of just passengers in the region, but also are configured to accommodate 335 guests
the new UAC industrial model. According those beyond, is being realised with Mous- with 21 ScootBiz seats. The overhead crew
to our estimates, the global demand in the Scoot-Ka and its fellow crew-bunk-fitted rests with six bunks on the new aircraft
MC-21 segment will be about 15,000 new 787 Dreamliners that will be joining our ensure that crew members receive their
aircraft in the next 20 years. I’m sure the fleet this year. Scoot and our sister airline, mandatory rest during long-haul flights,
airlines will appreciate our new aircraft’,” he Tigerair, currently have a strong presence which are usually crewed by a team of 10
also emphasised. The MC-21-300 narrow- in the Asia Pacific with a network of 59 to 11 cabin crew members as compared to a
body jetliner will be able to accommodate cities in 16 countries,” said Scoot CEO Lee crew of eight for shorter-haul flights within
between 163 to 211 passengers and will be Lik Hsin, who represented the airline at the region.
available with two power plant options:
Pratt & Whitney’s PW1400G or PD-14 Construction Underway for Airbus Helicopters Assembly Line in China
from United Engine Corporation (Russia). Construction is now underway for Airbus said Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus
Irkut Corporation, reports 175 firm orders Helicopters’ H135 Final Assembly Line (FAL), Helicopters. “We are confident that this
for the new jetliner. that also marks a first for the Western project will achieve a win-win solution to
helicopter industry in China. Located fulfil the requirements of local customers
Qingdao, Shandong Province, eastern while supporting the development of crucial
Subscribe to our China, construction of the FAL is slated helicopter services for the benefit of
eNewsletter for completion in 2018. “This ground Chinese citizens.” 100 H135s are slated for
breaking is a remarkable milestone for
assembly over the next 10 years as part of the
Log on to: Airbus Helicopters’ global footprint and framework agreement signed in June 2016
www.gbp.com.sg/AAA demonstrates our commitment to further and the first helicopter is to be rolled out from
enhancing our industrial cooperation with Qingdao in mid-2019. The annual capacity of
China’s rapidly growing aviation industry,” the Qingdao FAL will be 18 H135 helicopters.

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