Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Specialists from PJSC Yakovlev and the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) conducted a series of certification tests for the SJ-100 aircraft (tail number […]
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Russia’s VKS Takes Delivery of Sixth Su-34 Fullback Batch This Year
Photo credit: United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered another batch of Su-34 Fullback strike fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). The aircraft […]
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Composite Structures Enable PD-8 and PD-14 Engines to Meet ICAO Noise Regulations
Photo credit: Courtesy of ONPP Tekhnologiya Press Service The history of honeycomb structures is deeply rooted in scientific inquiry and observations of nature. Ancient Greek mathematicians Euclid and Zenodorus, for […]
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MC-21 – October 2025 Digest
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The MC-21-310 prototype, tail number 73057 (MC.0013), completed its first flight after being upgraded to the import-substituted configuration. The resumption of flight […]
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Russia’s Minpromtorg Details SSJ100 Re-Engining Plans for PD-8 Engines
Photo by © Notes of Aircraft Builders TG-channel In late October 2025, Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) clarified the parameters of its engine replacement program for SSJ100 regional […]
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UAC Delivers Sixth Batch of Su-35S Fighters to Russian Aerospace Forces in 2025
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Russia’s state-owned aerospace and defense conglomerate, has delivered another batch of Su-35S multirole fighters to the Russian […]
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Belavia’s Boeing Flights to Russia Show Limited Effectiveness of U.S. Sanctions
Photo by © Aviation of Russia In early September 2025, the United States partially lifted sanctions imposed on Belarusian airline Belavia in August 2023. This change allows the carrier to […]
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EU Airlines Face Economic Strain from Russian Airspace Closure
Photo by © Mike Kelly / http://www.boredpanda.com/air-traffic-photos-airportraits-mike-kelley/?page_numb=1 Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group have formally requested the European Union to reassess current airspace regulations, arguing that existing restrictions are creating economic […]
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Evaluation of PD-8 Engine Thrust Reverser on the SJ-100 Aircraft in Zhukovsky
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service On October 29, 2025, thrust reverser tests of the PD-8 engine were conducted on the SJ-100 prototype aircraft (serial no. 97003, test […]
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Aeroflot Obtains FAR-145 Equivalent Certification for CFM56 Engine Maintenance
Photo © Michel van Bokhoven / JetPhotos.com Aeroflot has successfully completed an audit by the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) and obtained a certification equivalent to the U.S. Federal […]
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