A Russian company has unveiled a new passenger plane which it hopes will rival those made by Boeing and Airbus.
The Irkut Corporation rolled out the aircraft in a ceremony at a factory in Siberia, attended by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Here's our Moscow correspondent Lorna Shaddick.
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The Irkut Corporation rolled out the aircraft in a ceremony at a factory in Siberia, attended by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Here's our Moscow correspondent Lorna Shaddick.
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