You Won't Believe Who Just Picked Russia's MC 21 Over the Boeing 737 MAX
Russia's biggest airline just ordered Russia's own jet, turning its back on the Boeing 737 MAX
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At surface level, it sounds like breaking aviation news, a bold commercial play. Like some underdog aircraft just walked into a room full of giants and said, "Hold my beer." The kind of David-versus-Goliath story that aviation nerds like us lose sleep over.
But the moment you start pulling on that thread, the story completely unravels. Because this isn't a competition. It isn't a bold strategic pivot.
What's actually happening is something far more uncomfortable: an entire aviation system, one of the most globally connected industries on the planet, splintering apart. And the MC-21 isn't the winner of a race. It's simply the only aircraft left in the building.
Timestamps
00:00 The Pretender
02:21 The Aircraft
03:38 The Customer
07:30 The Meaning
10:09 The Ecosystem
12:16 The Bigger Picture
13:47 The Splits
W H A T T O W A T C H N E X T
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