Image by Creative Commons license The escalating US export restrictions targeting China’s aviation industry have significantly intensified the technological rivalry between the two global powers. Since the initiation of the […]
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Category: Civil aviation
Aeroflot Anticipates Delivery of Over 100 MC-21 Aircraft by 2030
Illustration: © Rostec State Corporation press service Updating its fleet with domestically manufactured aircraft is a strategic priority for Aeroflot. The MC-21 program is a cornerstone of this initiative, with […]
Ural Civil Aviation Plant Begins Assembly of First Flight Test Aircraft for TVRS-44 “Ladoga”
Photo by © UZGA press service In March of this year, the first fuselage of the TVRS-44 “Ladoga,” a turboprop regional aircraft, was delivered to the Ural Civil Aviation Plant […]
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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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Aeroflot Commences Commercial Operation of Russian ACARS System
Image by Creative Commons license The implementation of a domestically-developed ACARS data transmission system in Russia’s civil aviation sector was a direct response to the challenges arising from the imposition […]
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Rossiya Airlines Removes Business Class Seats from Nine SSJ100 Aircraft
Image by © UAC Press Service PJSC Yakovlev has completed the reconfiguration of the cabins of nine SSJ100 aircraft belonging to Rossiya Airlines. The aeroplanes have been converted to a […]
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Yakovlev Refutes Gloomy SSJ100 Forecasts of 2022
Photo by © Aviation of Russia The initial pessimistic forecast regarding the number of SSJ100 aircraft taken out of service, made in 2022 amidst intensifying sanctions pressure, has proven unfounded. […]
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C919 – A Stress Test for China’s Aviation Industry
Photo by © Xinhua agency The Chinese narrow-body aircraft, the C919, developed by COMAC, is being positioned as an ambitious rival to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. This project […]
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Pobeda Airlines Fined for Denying Passengers Carriage Due to Overbooking
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Pobeda Airlines has been held administratively liable for violations of passenger rights. The cause was the denial of carriage due to overbooking – the […]
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State Duma Authorises Wet Leasing from Foreign Airlines
Photo by © Mike Kelly, boredpanda.com The State Duma has passed a law authorising Russian airlines to wet lease aircraft from foreign carriers. This pertains to the lease of aircraft […]
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