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First serial MC-21-310 flies to Moscow for customer painting and testing

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United Aircraft has flown the first production-standard Yakovlev MC-21-310 twinjet to Moscow, days after its maiden sortie. The aircraft will undergo further testing and preparation for painting in customer colors, marking another step in Russia’s effort to advance serial production of the domestically developed narrowbody.

Discovered 2026-08-14T00:36:12.654420-07:00 | 2026-08-14T00:36:12.654420-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The flight moves the MC-21-310 beyond initial flight testing into a production and customer-preparation phase, providing a visible milestone for United Aircraft’s serial manufacturing effort.
  • The aircraft remains in testing before delivery, so the timing of subsequent certification, customer handover and fleet entry remains the key execution metric.
  • The use of customer colors signals that the program is progressing toward operator deployment, although the article does not identify the customer or provide a delivery schedule.

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