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MC-21 Test Aircraft Fitted with Domestically Produced Passenger Cabin Interior

30.06.2025

Image © UAC Press Service The Irkutsk Aviation Plant has completed preliminary installation of Russian-manufactured interior components on the MC-21 test aircraft (tail number 73057). […]
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Experimental Superjet’s Stability and Controllability Tested at Speeds Above Maximum Limits

29.06.2025

On June 25, 2025, certification flight testing continued at Zhukovsky Flight Test Center with the SJ-100 aircraft, tail number 97021. The flight evaluated the aircraft’s […]
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MC-21-310 Test Aircraft 73055 Completes First Flight in Certification Testing Program

27.06.2025

Image © UAC Press Service Test aircraft MC-21 tail number 73055 conducted its first flight under the supplemental certification testing program on June 26, 2025, […]
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VK-800SM Engine Installed on Yak-40LL Flying Testbed at SibNIA

27.06.2025

Image © SibNIA Press Service The Siberian Research Institute of Aviation named after S.A. Chaplygin (SibNIA) has completed the installation and commissioning of the VK-800SM […]
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Hybrid Machining Centers Enable Single-Cycle Production of PD-8 Turbine Blades

25.06.2025

Image © UEC Press Service ODK-Saturn, an aerospace manufacturer based in Rybinsk, has begun producing turbine blades for the PD-8 engine using domestically developed hybrid […]
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Third Batch of Su-35S Fighters Delivered to Russian Aerospace Forces in 2025

25.06.2025

Image by © UAC Press Service The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) received another batch of Su-35S fighter aircraft at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur facility in Russia’s Far […]
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VK-800SM Engine Installed on Yak-40LL Flying Testbed at SibNIA

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Image © SibNIA Press Service The Siberian Research Institute of Aviation named after S.A. Chaplygin […]

Third Batch of Su-35S Fighters Delivered to Russian Aerospace Forces in 2025

25.06.2025

How Sanctions Reshaped the Aviation Leasing and Insurance Market

22.06.2025

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PD-8 Engines Power Experimental SJ-100 Flight from the Russian Far East to Moscow Region

21.06.2025

MC-21

MC-21 Test Aircraft Fitted with Domestically Produced Passenger Cabin Interior

MC-21-310 Test Aircraft 73055 Completes First Flight in Certification Testing Program

Over 65 Billion Rubles Allocated for Irkutsk Aviation Plant Modernization

Aeroflot Anticipates Delivery of Over 100 MC-21 Aircraft by 2030

Andrei Voropaev: MC-21 Cockpit Prioritizes Crew Comfort and Flight Safety

MC-21 Undergoes Lightning Protection Ground Tests at Zhukovsky

Superjet 100

Experimental Superjet’s Stability and Controllability Tested at Speeds Above Maximum Limits

PD-8 Engines Power Experimental SJ-100 Flight from the Russian Far East to Moscow Region

SJ-100 Commences Certification Testing of Indigenous Automatic Flight Control System

SJ-100 Certification Tests Commence in Komsomolsk-on-Amur

PS-90 Took 12 Years, PD-14 – Ten. Engine for “Superjet” PD-8 Created in Six Years

Rossiya Airlines Removes Business Class Seats from Nine SSJ100 Aircraft

Tupolev Tu-214

China Publishes Final Report on AviaStar-Tu Tu-204 Fire in 2022

Flight Tests Continue for Tu-214LL Modernisation and Import Substitution Programme

Tu-214 – 2024 Year-End Review

Roscosmos airfleet has been expanded with a Tu-204-100V aircraft

Tests of Russian systems and equipment began on the Tu-214 flying laboratory

Kazan Aircraft Plant prepares import-substituted Tu-214 for its first flight

Military aviation

Third Batch of Su-35S Fighters Delivered to Russian Aerospace Forces in 2025

Geran-2 Kamikaze Drone: Russia’s Evolving Loitering Munition and Its Impact on Modern Warfare

Ukrainian Dependence on Russian Components Fuels Aviation Parts Smuggling

Features of the Digital Architecture of the Su-57 Fighter

The First Foreign Customer for the Su-57E Will Begin Operation This Year

Kalashnikov Receives Kudos from Troops for “SKAT 350M” UAV’s Survivability

Civil aviation

Rosaviatsiya Tightens Fuel and Lubricant Quality Control to Enhance Flight Safety

Aeroflot Scales Back MC-21 Orders, Rejects Further Superjet Expansion

Il-96-400M to Expand UAC’s Civil Aircraft Lineup

Rosaviatsiya Issues Ultimatum to AlMasria Over Flight Delays

US Export Controls on COMAC Deliver Strategic Blow to China’s Aviation Industry

Aeroflot Anticipates Delivery of Over 100 MC-21 Aircraft by 2030

Cargo aviation

“Aviastar” Achieves Production Rate of Seven Il-76MD-90A Aircraft Annually

Canada Demonstrates Inability to Protect Foreign Investment and is not a Reliable Partner

Sky Gates Commences Commercial Flights with Second Il-96-400T Aircraft

NASA Records Major Fire at Sviatoshyn Airfield, Where Second An-225 ‘Mriya’ Prototype Was Stored

Second Ilyushin Il-96-400T freighter ready for cargo operations with Sky Gates

Six transport aircraft Il-76MD-90As delivered to Russian aerospace forces in 2024

On the Ukrainian front

Loitering Munition ‘Geran-3’ Achieves Operational Readiness

15.05.2025

Kalashnikov Receives Kudos from Troops for “SKAT 350M” UAV’s Survivability

13.05.2025

Machine Vision Tech Helps ZALA Drones Evade Ukrainian Drone Interceptors

18.03.2025

Russian Military Escalates UAV Deployments to Neutralise Ukrainian Military Infrastructure and Air Defence

05.03.2025

Ukrainian Intelligence Claims “Mopeds” over Kyiv and Odesa are Flying Faster

21.02.2025

Kalashnikov fulfilled all precision-guided weapons contracts in December 2024

14.01.2025

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Latest news

30.06.2025 MC-21 Test Aircraft Fitted with Domestically Produced Passenger Cabin Interior
29.06.2025 Experimental Superjet’s Stability and Controllability Tested at Speeds Above Maximum Limits
27.06.2025 MC-21-310 Test Aircraft 73055 Completes First Flight in Certification Testing Program
27.06.2025 VK-800SM Engine Installed on Yak-40LL Flying Testbed at SibNIA
25.06.2025 Hybrid Machining Centers Enable Single-Cycle Production of PD-8 Turbine Blades
25.06.2025 Third Batch of Su-35S Fighters Delivered to Russian Aerospace Forces in 2025
24.06.2025 Geran-2 Kamikaze Drone: Russia’s Evolving Loitering Munition and Its Impact on Modern Warfare
23.06.2025 Rosaviatsiya Tightens Fuel and Lubricant Quality Control to Enhance Flight Safety
22.06.2025 How Sanctions Reshaped the Aviation Leasing and Insurance Market
21.06.2025 PD-8 Engines Power Experimental SJ-100 Flight from the Russian Far East to Moscow Region

Helicopters

21.05.2025 Mi-171A3 Helicopter Featuring Smart Engine Control System Showcased at LIMA 2025
17.05.2025 Tender Announced for R&D to Expand Operational Properties of the Import-Substituted “Ansat-M” Helicopter
17.05.2025 Ministry of Industry and Trade Announces Tender for R&D on Import Substitution for Ka-62 Helicopter Components
17.05.2025 Mil-171A3 Helicopter to Undergo Enhancements for Expanded Operational Capabilities
08.04.2025 Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade to Invest 5.7 billion roubles in “Ansat” and Mi-38 Modernisation by 2027
06.03.2025 The ODK-Klimov VK-650V Turboshaft Engine Took Five Years to Develop
17.02.2025 IDEX 2025: Ka-32A11M Helicopter for High-Rise Firefighting
20.01.2025 Five Airlines Take Delivery of New Mi-8 Family Helicopters
16.12.2024 Moscow Aviation Centre has received a Ka-32A11VS helicopter
10.12.2024 Izdeliye 305 missile and FAB-3000 with UMPK shock the enemy

Engines

27.06.2025 VK-800SM Engine Installed on Yak-40LL Flying Testbed at SibNIA
25.06.2025 Hybrid Machining Centers Enable Single-Cycle Production of PD-8 Turbine Blades
21.06.2025 PD-8 Engines Power Experimental SJ-100 Flight from the Russian Far East to Moscow Region
16.06.2025 Made in Russia: A Complete Turbine Blade Production Cycle Ensures Technological Independence for Aircraft Engine Manufacturing
27.05.2025 APD-520: An Innovative Reverse Engineering Approach to Light Aviation Engines
19.05.2025 PS-90 Took 12 Years, PD-14 – Ten. Engine for “Superjet” PD-8 Created in Six Years
18.04.2025 Friction Welding: Critical Technologies in Domestic Aero Engine Manufacturing
14.04.2025 Russian Government Allocates Over 14 Billion Roubles for Further Modernisation of the PD-14 Engine
07.04.2025 Why Turbine Blades Are Key to the Aero Engine Efficiency Race
25.03.2025 “Yakovlev” Receives Additional PD-8 Engines for SJ-100 Certification

Airports

18.06.2025 State Regains Control of Domodedovo Airport
16.05.2025 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport to Showcase Island’s Tourism Potential to Chinese Business Partners
01.05.2025 Europe’s Largest Air-Supported Hangar Enters Service at Kurumoch Airport
01.05.2025 Volgograd Airport Officially Renamed with Historical “Stalingrad” Designation
07.03.2025 Sakhalin Airport Trials Innovative Eco-Friendly Air Conditioning Solution
04.03.2025 New Runway Ready for Operation at Simferopol Airport
26.02.2025 Novokuznetsk Airport Transfers All Domestic Flights to New Terminal
19.02.2025 Construction of Sheregesh Ski Resort Airport to Commence in 2026
04.02.2025 Airline Traffic Sees Passenger Flow Redistribution and Sustained Dominance of Moscow Aviation Hubs
23.01.2025 Pulkovo Airport Trials Locally-Made Aircraft De-Icing Vehicles

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MC-21 Test Aircraft Fitted with Domestically Produced Passenger Cabin Interior
Experimental Superjet’s Stability and Controllability Tested at Speeds Above Maximum Limits
MC-21-310 Test Aircraft 73055 Completes First Flight in Certification Testing Program
VK-800SM Engine Installed on Yak-40LL Flying Testbed at SibNIA
Hybrid Machining Centers Enable Single-Cycle Production of PD-8 Turbine Blades

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