MC-21 Report published

Baltimore, Maryland -- A new aircraft program report published by AirInsight (www.airinsight.com) “IRKUT MC-21 The First Next-Generation Narrow Body” is now available.

The report presents AirInsight's views on the program, comparing it to competitors.

The IRKUT MC-21 is a clean-sheet design narrow-body aircraft family that seats between 132-175 passengers in two-class configurations. As an all-new design, the aircraft competes favorably in operating economics with the re-engined narrow-body models from Airbus and Boeing.

The MC-21-300 has superior seat-mile economics to the Boeing 737 MAX8 and Airbus A320neo. While the MC-21 does not match the range of its competitors from Airbus and Boeing, it offers full North American trans-continental range and well suited for short-to long-haul narrow-body operations.

The MC-21 will be a strong performer, and our independent economic analysis confirms that this aircraft will have compelling economics if the aircraft meets its projected performance. With flight tests underway and confirming fuel burn and other performance factors, we expect the MC-21 to be the most competitive civil aircraft ever produced in Russia, with compelling economics and low capital costs. If the aircraft performs reliably and can be readily maintained, we expect it to be a market success, projecting more than 1,000 deliveries over the next 20 years.

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