Image by © UAC Press Service The Russian aviation industry is rounding off April 2025 with positive news: On 23rd April, the first flight of the fully import-substituted SJ-100 aircraft […]
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SJ-100 Autopilot Performance Assessed in Latest Test Flight
Photo by © Alexander Grishin / russianplanes.net The first prototype of the SJ-100 aircraft (tail number 97021, serial number 97001) has completed another test flight, during which the performance of […]
Flight Economics: How the Superjet is Changing the Game in Regional Aviation
Image by © Vivek Manvi-Viman / airliners.net Currently, according to Rostec figures, 160 SSJ100 aircraft are transporting passengers in Russia. Their dispatch reliability stands at 98%. In 2024, approximately 10 […]
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Superjet: Indigenised. Nothing Foreign
Image by © UAC Press Service On April 23rd, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the third prototype of the Superjet 100 aircraft (s/n 97003, a/c number 97023) completed its maiden flight and joined […]
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On 25 April 1996, the Yak-130 made its first flight
Yak-130 First Flight, 1996. / Photo by © Vladimir Yatsina, TASS The Yak-130 twin-seat advanced jet trainer provides basic and advanced pilot training for modern and future combat aircraft, including […]
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Rostec to Showcase Advanced UEC and UAC Developments at Innoprom-2025 in Uzbekistan
Image by © COMITAS State Corporation Rostec will present its latest innovations at the fifth International Industrial Exhibition “Innoprom. Central Asia” in Tashkent. Key exhibits will include the NK-14ST industrial […]
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SJ-100 to Undergo Certification Tests in Extreme Cold and Heat
Image by © UAC Press Service The fully import-substituted SJ-100, serial number 97023, will perform approximately 130 certification flights, according to Denis Manturov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. “This […]
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The second SJ-100 aircraft, powered by PD-8 engines, has completed its maiden flight
Image by © UAC Press Service As part of the import substitution programme within the aviation sector, work continues on the certification of the SJ-100 aircraft and the PD-8 engine. […]
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Dmitry Rogozin Details Roscosmos’s Withdrawal from the OneWeb Programme
Image by © Arianespace Cooperation between Russia and OneWeb commenced in 2019, when Roscosmos concluded a contract to launch satellites for the deployment of a global internet network. The project […]
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In the certification trials, three aircraft powered by the PD-8 engines will be involved for the SJ-100
Image by © UAC Press Service As part of the import substitution programme, work continues on the certification of the SJ-100 aircraft and the PD-8 engine. The Minister of Industry […]
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