The United Rostec aircraft is expected to start the MS-21 flight tests with domestic engines in the near future. This has been announced by the General Director of UAC Vadim Badeha, writing TASS.
With domestic engine, Superjet PD-8 has started flight tests. And almost the same situation under the MS-21 program. We hope that in the future very close when starting flight tests, he said.
Currently, ground training is being completed, he added.
On March 17, the Minister of Industry and Trade of Russian Federation Anton Alikhanov said that the beginning of the certified flights of the entirely MS-21 passenger ship, equipped with Russian PD-14 engines, is expected in the summer of 2025.
Earlier, an independent expert Alexei Zakharov said that Russian airlines will receive a new 15 MS-21 phase.