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UEC Approves VK-1600S Design Ahead Of Certification Campaign

18.08.2026

AI-generated illustration / CC0 Public Domain License A mock-up commission has completed its review of the VK-1600S turboprop engine being developed by United Engine Corporation […]
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Myasishchev M-55 Geophysica Made Its First Flight 38 Years Ago

17.08.2026

Photo: Said Aminov / saidpvo.livejournal.com The Myasishchev M-55 high-altitude research aircraft made its first flight on 16 August 1988 from the Smolensk aircraft plant, marking […]
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First Production MC-21-310 Flies From Irkutsk To Zhukovsky

13.08.2026

Photo: United Aircraft Corporation The first production MC-21-310 aircraft, registration 73362, flew from Irkutsk to Ramenskoye Airport near Moscow on 13 August as the aircraft […]
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VK-1600S Development Reopens Prospects for TVS-2DTS

12.08.2026

TVS-2DTS aircraft / Photo © Aviation of Russia Russia’s development of the VK-1600S turboprop could remove one of the main barriers to the revival of […]
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First Russian Balloon Operator Approved for Commercial Passenger Flights

06.08.2026

Photo © Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) Russia has approved its first operator for commercial passenger flights using free balloons, expanding the country’s certified civil […]
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First Production MC-21-310 Conducts Maiden Flight

03.08.2026

Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia’s MC-21 programme has reached a new milestone with the maiden flight of its first production aircraft, as certification […]
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