Russia has completed assembling the second MC-21 aircraft at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. The airliner is expected to start flight test campaigns in May, 2018.
Earlier in March 2018, London High Court rejected a case by a flight delay compensation firm against low-cost carrier Ryanair. The solicitor firm Bott & Co was seeking to reclaim their fees in compensation cases where Ryanair settled directly with passengers.
On March 23, 2018, Rolls Royce denied that its Trent 7000 engines, equipping the Airbus A330neo, were affected by the same problems as the Trent 1000. A defect in blades of the earlier version has already grounded several Boeing 787s.