FARNBOROUGH: Irkut designs global competitor with MC-21, but hurdles remain

MC-21 unveil - BillyPix

​Go back in time to March 2008. What if Bombardier never launched the CSeries aircraft family with Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan engines? What if Airbus never responded two years later by deciding to re-engine the A320? And what if Boeing wasn’t forced to respond to the ...

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