mo4ch:>Next-gen airliners, retro planes, VIP choppers: Highlights of Russia’s MAKS-2019 airshow (PHOTOS) | Mo4ch News

An array of existing and future jets made their debut at this year’s edition of Russia’s MAKS airshow, amazing visitors and impressing prospective buyers. Here are the best takeaways from the event – in case you missed it.The 2019 event kicked off at Zhukovsky airfield near Moscow last Tuesday, with as many as 600,000 people attending the exhibition. On Friday, MAKS finally opened its doors to the public, much to the delight of aviation geeks, plane spotters, and airshow lovers. Countless fighter jets, civilian airliners, helicopters, drones and airspace equipment was put on display on the airfield and in several hangars.READ MORE: MAKS 2019 airshow set to bring Russia BILLIONS in military contractsAs in previous years, a number of aircraft made spectacular debuts and stole the limelight at MAKS.One of the most anticipated attractions was the MC-21, Russia’s two-engine, narrow-body passenger plane, which is set to compete with the newest models of the Airbus A321 and Boeing 737 MAX fa…