Irkut Ready to Compete with Boeing and Airbus

Russian Aircraft Manufacturer company known as the Irkut claimed to be ready to rival the dominance of Boeing and Airbus. The company, as Xinhua news on Monday (14/11/2011) says MC-21 or in the Latin alphabet the MS-21 as a mainstay in the Dubai Air Show. "We designed the MC-21 as a fuel-efficient aircraft with lighter weight than Western-made," said Vice President of Sales and Marketing Irkut Budaev Kirill.

MC-21 aircraft has three modifications to the MC-21-200, MC-21-300, and MC-21-400. Tag of this series was in the range 69 million to 84 million U.S. dollars. "Over 20 percent cheaper than the price of Boeing 737," said Budaev.

Irkut now has 14,000 workers. Join the company which was formed in 2007 that the majority of shares controlled by the Russian government.

According to plan, test flying the MC-21 aircraft will be realized in 2013. Meanwhile, the first delivery in 2016.