MOSCOW, April 6 (RIA Novosti) - Aircraft manufacturer Irkut [RTS: IRKT] announced Thursday it expected to announce revenues for 2005 of $623 million, a 0.2% rise from 2004.

The company's press service said Irkut would post its financial results, to international accounting standards, in May.

Irkut is one of Russia's largest aerospace holdings. It designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of high-tech products, including the Su-30MK Multirole Combat Aircraft and the Be-200 Multipurpose Amphibious Jet.