Image © FL Technics press service / Flicr.com The Russian government will raise subsidies for domestic airlines to offset aircraft maintenance costs, with allocations set to reach approximately $80 million […]
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UTS-800 Trainer Aircraft: UZGA’s First Fully Digital, Paperless Manufacturing Project
Image © UZGA press service The UTS-800 trainer aircraft marks the Urals Civil Aviation Plant’s (UZGA) first project developed entirely using paperless, digital manufacturing technology. The aircraft incorporates approximately 800 […]
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Moscow Aviation Institute Implements Digital Algorithms to Enhance Civil Aircraft Navigation Accuracy
Image provided under a CC0 license — public domain Engineers at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) have developed a methodology aimed at improving the accuracy and reliability of navigation systems […]
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Status of the Fully Import-Substituted MC-21 Aircraft Verified at Irkutsk Aviation Plant
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service A delegation comprising senior representatives from United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Rostec, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Federal Air Transport Agency […]
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UEC Implements Advanced Repair Techniques and Extends Service Life of SaM146 Engines for SSJ100 Aircraft
Photo by © Rostec press service United Engine Corporation (UEC) specialists have developed new repair methods for SaM146 engines powering SSJ100 regional jets. These initiatives follow the suspension of maintenance […]
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Kalashnikov Group to Provide Clients with Digital Terrain and Magnetic Field Maps of Russia’s Far East
Alpha-E UAV / Illustration © Kalashnikov Group Specialists from GK Tikhie Krylya LLC (part of the Kalashnikov Group) are completing the airborne geophysical survey phase in remote areas of Russia’s […]
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Russian Aerospace Forces Receive Fifth Batch of Su-35S Fighters in 2025
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) continues its scheduled deliveries of Su-35S multirole fighter jets to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). On September […]
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Technical Inspection of Russian An-124 Aircraft Conducted at Pearson Airport (Toronto)
Photo of the An-124 taken by a passenger aboard a departing aircraft at Toronto Airport, reddit.com In February 2022, a Volga-Dnepr Airlines Antonov An-124-100 (registration RA-82078) arrived in Toronto, delivering […]
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Russia to Urge ICAO to End Politically Motivated Sanctions Threatening Aviation Safety
ICAO headquarters. Photo © Doug / flickr.com A delegation from the Russian Federation, led by Deputy Minister of Transport Vladimir Poteshkin, will participate in the 42nd Assembly of the International […]
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Acceptance of the Second MC-21-310 Prototype Begins at Irkutsk Aviation Plant’s Flight Test Division
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The fully import-substituted MC-21-310 aircraft, tail number 73057, has been transferred to the Flight Test Division (FTD) of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant […]
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