{"id":24707,"date":"2026-09-07T11:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=24707"},"modified":"2026-09-07T11:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:30:33","slug":"aeroflot-to-receive-first-eight-mc-21-aircraft-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=24707","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Aeroflot to Receive First Eight MC-21 Aircraft in 2027<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s flag carrier Aeroflot plans to receive its first eight MC-21 passenger aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2027, followed by another 10 aircraft in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Aeroflot CEO Sergei Alexandrovsky announced the delivery schedule during the Eastern Economic Forum 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to Alexandrovsky, deliveries of a second batch comprising 90 MC-21 aircraft are expected to begin in 2029, with the entire batch scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2032.<\/p>\n<p>The terms of the contract covering the leasing, delivery and maintenance of the 90 MC-21 aircraft have already been agreed, and Aeroflot expects the agreement to be formally signed in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>The MC-21 aircraft will initially be deployed on shorter domestic routes, including Moscow\u2013St. Petersburg and Moscow\u2013Nizhny Novgorod.<\/p>\n<p>Aeroflot also plans to begin training pilots, cabin crew and engineers for the domestically produced aircraft in 2027, ahead of its introduction into regular commercial service.<\/p>\n<p>The MC-21 is a new-generation Russian-developed medium-range passenger aircraft. 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Aeroflot CEO Sergei Alexandrovsky announced the delivery schedule during the Eastern Economic Forum 2026. 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