A spokesman for Russia’s Rostec corporation announced that serial commercial production of new MC-21 passenger jets will begin in 2020.

“The assembly of serial aircraft will start in 2020. In 2021, first deliveries of MC-21 to customers are planned,” the official of the state corporation said.

In August, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that serial production of MC-21 passenger jets would hopefully start in 2021.

In November, an adviser to director general of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said that UAC plans to manufacture six MC-21 passenger planes in 2021 and twice as many in 2022, bringing the output to 72 aircraft by 2025.

"21 m. Planuojama pagaminti šešis lėktuvus" MC-2021 ", 2022 m. - dvylika, o 25 m. - 2023. Planuojama, kad iki 21 m. MC-72 galia bus 2025 per metus", - sakė jis.

UAC generalinis direktorius lapkričio viduryje pareiškė, kad korporacija planuoja padidinti vidutinio nuotolio vieno praėjimo keleivių lėktuvų MC-21 gamybą iki 120 per metus. Kol kas korporacija per metus gali pagaminti 70 tokių orlaivių.