Rostec announced the first flight of the serial domestically…

Rostec announced the first flight of the serial domestically substituted aircraft MS-21-310.

Consensus

• The first serial MS-21-310 aircraft completed its first flight on August 3, 2025.
• The flight lasted 1 hour and 23 minutes.
• The aircraft took off from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant airstrip.
• The flight reached an altitude of 6,000 meters.
• The aircraft achieved a speed of 600 km/h by instrument readings.
• The flight tested stability, maneuverability in various configurations, and the operation of domestic onboard systems.
• The crew confirmed that the flight mission was fully completed.
• The aircraft showed good performance during the flight.
• The flight was conducted by a crew of experienced test pilots and an engineer.
• The flight is considered successful and marks readiness for serial production.
• The first serial batch consists of 18 aircraft.
• The certification process is ongoing, with about half of the required test flights completed.

Points of divergence

• The flight allows confirming the readiness of production chains for serial manufacturing of this type of aircraft. — fontanka
• The MS-21 is a medium-range narrow-body airliner developed by the 'Yakovlev' corporation. — vm
• The Rosatom plans to produce 36 MS-21 aircraft annually. — vedomosti
• President Vladimir Putin visited the Irkutsk Aviation Plant on July 24, 2026. — vedomosti
• The certification and start of serial production of the MS-21-310 are scheduled for 2027. — interfax
• The plant is now able to begin fulfilling new government-approved orders. — kommersant

Coverage (7 sources)

• First serial MS-21 lifted into the air. Watch how it happened — Фонтанка
• Serial fully import-substituted aircraft MS-21 made its first flight — Вечерняя Москва
• Import-substituted MS-21 aircraft completed its first flight — Ведомости
• First serial import-substituted MS-21 completed first flight — Интерфакс
• Footage of the first flight of the domestically produced MS-21 has appeared — Вести
• Rostec reports on the first flight of the first import-substituted MS-21-310 aircraft — Коммерсантъ
• Series import-replaced aircraft MC-21 first took to the air — Вести

Key entities

• Irkutsk Aircraft Plant
• Russia
• Rostech
• Ministry of Industry and Trade
• Moscow
• Rostekh
• Irkutsk Aircraft Plant
• OAK
• INTERFAX.RU
• Telegram
• PJSC OAK
• PJSC Yakovlev
• Roman Taskaev
• Andrey Voropaev
• Sergei Mikhailiuk

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