Photo © UAC Press Service On May 30th, Anton Alikhanov, the Minister of Industry and Trade, conducted a working visit to the “Aviastar” aircraft manufacturing plant in the Ulyanovsk region. […]
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MC-21 – May 2025 Digest
Photo © UAC Press Service The MC-21-310 prototype aircraft, tail number 73055 (MS.0012), completed a ferry flight from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky on May 7, 2025. This aircraft features partially indigenized […]
Assembly of Additional MC-21 Fuselage Sections Completed at Irkutsk Aviation Plant
Image by © Olga Novikova, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder factory newspaper The Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP) continues to advance the production of the MC-21 passenger aircraft with the assembly of new […]
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To the MC-21’s Maiden Flight: Sanctions Did Not Halt the Aircraft’s Development
Image by © UAC Press Service The first flight of the MC-21 aircraft took place on 28 May 2017. Aircraft 73051 lifted off from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant airfield, completing […]
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Warning to Kyiv: Military Targets Remain Priority as Drone Attacks on Russia Persist
Image: Creative Commons licence Russian Military Continues Precision Strikes on Ukrainian Defence Infrastructure Amid Ongoing Drone Attacks on Russian Civilians Since 20 May 2025, Russian air defence systems have intercepted […]
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Where Sanctions Against Russia Lead — The Case of Finnair
Photo: © Masakatsu Ukon / Creative Commons licence Following the closure of Russian airspace to European carriers in spring 2022, Finnair lost routes that previously allowed efficient air connections between […]
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APD-520: An Innovative Reverse Engineering Approach to Light Aviation Engines
APD-520 piston aircraft engine / Photo © Ladislav Karpov, TASS In the summer of 2025, S7 Group plans to undertake a series of tests on its new APD-520 “Leader” piston […]
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Features of the Digital Architecture of the Su-57 Fighter
Image by © Zvezda TV The advent of fifth-generation fighters has set new demands for integration, automation, and intelligent onboard systems. The Su-57 became the first Russian combat aircraft where […]
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The First Foreign Customer for the Su-57E Will Begin Operation This Year
Photo © Aviation of Russia / Su-57 at MAKS-2021. Archive photo The first overseas customer for the fifth-generation fighter jet Su-57E is set to commence operation of the aircraft in […]
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Training Programmes for the Aviation Industry Enhanced Through Practical Knowledge of Instructors
Photo: © Elena Danilova / “Irkutsk Aviation Builder” Over several days, university lecturers specialising in training professionals for the domestic aviation industry visited the capital of the Irkutsk region, where […]
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