"Russia has presented amazing aircraft at the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget.
The Yak-130 combat training aircraft and the Su-35 fighter jet, a unique aircraft in the world, have amazed the audience and experts.
The MS-21 long-range aircraft produced by the Irkut Corporation, a subdivision of the United Aircraft Corporation rocked the audience.
Firstly, by developing an aircraft that can carry over 100 passengers, Russia violates an unstated ban introduced by Boeing and Airbus in the world. The two companies insist that aircraft of this class are exclusively their domain.
The price of the plane is $270 USD million. Its pay-off period is 2020-2025. For comparison, the European Airbus-380 is far from covering its original expenses 6 years after the sale. The MS-21 is expected to be certified in 2017.
An agreement was signed to supply Superjet 100 to the Interjet Mexican Company at the Air Show. The Italian partners of the UAC, Alenia Company, the third largest producer of aviation equipment in the world played an active role in striking the deal
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