- Russia's first large airliner since the fall of the Soviet Union made its maiden flight on Sunday.
- The Irkut MC-21 successfully completed a 30-minute flight at a height of 1,000 meters, while traveling at 300 km an hour.
- It comes three weeks after China staged the maiden flight of its new C919 passenger jet, which is also designed to compete with the Boeing 737 (NYSE:BA) and Airbus A320 (OTCPK:EADSY).
- See a video of the flight here
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