Aerodynamic model of a wing with saberlets for the WBLA in the T-128 wind tunnel / Photo: © TsAGI Press Office The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has patented the design […]
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Category: Civil aviation
Your Luggage Is Not Flying With You: Turkish Airlines Continues to Offload Baggage on Flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg
Photo: © Aviation of Russian Passengers on Turkish Airlines flights from Turkey to Moscow and St. Petersburg are experiencing systematic baggage offloading. Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport reports near-daily incidents of baggage […]
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Russia-Ethiopia ACMI Deal Negotiations Face Secondary Sanctions Risks for Ethiopian Airlines
Image © LLBG Spotter, Flickr.com Russia is currently negotiating with Ethiopian Airlines to establish an aircraft wet lease agreement covering aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI). Ch-aviation reported this development, […]
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Russian D-ATIS Service Ready for Nationwide Deployment
Image by Creative Commons license A Russian-developed Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service (D-ATIS) for transmitting meteorological and aeronautical information to pilots has completed testing and is ready for nationwide implementation. […]
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Mikhail Mishustin Directs Sergey Chemezov to Develop Proposals for Subsidizing the Procurement of Domestic Aircraft
Photo © press service of the government of the Russian Federation The certification testing program for the import-substituted MC-21-310, Il-114-300, and Superjet 100 aircraft is currently in an active phase. […]
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Russian Government Allocates 765 Billion Rubles for MC-21 and Domestic Aircraft Development
Image by © UAC Press Service On July 15, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that the government plans to invest a minimum of 765 billion rubles (around $8.5 billion) […]
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Ural Airlines Resumes Service to Gelendzhik and Expands International Network
Photo © Press Service of the Gelendzhik airport Ural Airlines is reinstating scheduled flights between Moscow and Gelendzhik, following a prolonged suspension and the reopening of Gelendzhik Airport for civil […]
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LMS-192 “Osvey” Project Parameters Submitted to Belarus for Approval
Light Multi-Purpose Aircraft LMS-192 Osvey / Image © JSC 558 Aircraft Repair Plant The Russian-Belarusian LMS-192 “Osvey” aircraft project has entered the interstate coordination phase, with Belarusian specialists currently reviewing […]
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Rosaviatsiya Tightens Fuel and Lubricant Quality Control to Enhance Flight Safety
Photo courtesy of Gazprom Neft JSC The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), the Russian aviation authority responsible for civil aviation oversight, has issued a directive aimed at enhancing flight safety […]
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Aeroflot Scales Back MC-21 Orders, Rejects Further Superjet Expansion
Illustration: © Rostec State Corporation press service During the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2024), Aeroflot Group CEO Sergei Alexandrovsky outlined strategic adjustments to the company’s fleet renewal program. Key […]
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