Test pilot of the Yakovlev Design Bureau, Honored Test Pilot of Russia Andrei Voropayev and test pilot of the Yakovlev Design Bureau, Hero of Russia Oleg Mutovin demonstrate the cabin […]
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Aeroflot will wet lease three A330 aircraft from iFly Airlines
Photo by © Russian Aviation As part of its route network expansion to the Far East, Aeroflot has signed a preliminary agreement with iFly Airlines to lease three Airbus A330 […]
The Superjet flight manual has received a computerised section on flight characteristics
Photo by © Alexey Petrov (@aviationcolors) / airliners.net Yakovlev specialists have completed the software development of Russia’s first electronic flight manual (EFM) for the Superjet 100 aircraft. Based on the […]
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Rosaviatsia: no reason to refuse to operate the Superjet 100
Photo by © Aviation of Russia The incident with the Superjet 100 RA-89085 of Azimut Airlines in Antalya has once again raised questions about the safety of the aircraft’s operation. […]
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Composite material for fan blades of PD-35 engine is a breakthrough in the field of polymers
Photo by © UEC press service In 2020, the United Engine Corporation (UEC) together with relevant research institutes completed the development and manufactured the first prototypes of composite fan blades […]
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А. Gaidansky: Western sanctions became an incentive to create domestic composites for aviation
Carbon fibre tape for the manufacture of MS-21 power composite structures / Photo by © Rosatom press service In 2018, the MC-21 project, which initially envisaged broad international co-operation, faced […]
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Yakovlev presents statistics on the SSJ100 aircraft operation over 14 years of flights
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service Yakovlev Company, which in 2020 received Sukhoi Civil Aircraft JSC, the developer of the SSJ100 regional jet, presented the aircraft’s operating statistics at […]
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Paperless technologies introduced on Rossiya Airlines flights from Sheremetyevo Airport
Photo by © Sergey Martirosyan, aviator.ru Russia Airlines has introduced a system for electronic transfer of passenger data to crews on flights from Sheremetyevo Airport in 2024. The information is […]
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The heads of Yakovlev and Tupolev, who were appointed by the previous management of UAC, have left their positions
Photo by © UAC Press Service The United Aircraft Corporation has undergone another reshuffle of management personnel. It was decided to consolidate the management of civil programmes at the level […]
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About the aviation event with the Superjet 100 aircraft in Antalya
SSJ100 Volga, RA-89085 / Photo by © Alexander Listopad, russianplanes.net According to Rosaviatsia, a Superjet 100 (RA-89085) of Azimut Airlines caught fire on 24 November after landing at Antalya airport […]
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