Image © UAC Press Service Russian President Vladimir Putin inspected three import-substituted airliners — the Yakovlev MC-21-310, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SJ-100), and the Ilyushin Il-114-300 — during a working […]
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Category: Civil aviation
SSJ100 Sustainment Model Rebuilt as Domestic Support Network Expands Across Fleet
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Russia’s SSJ100 fleet sustainment outlook has been reshaped following a post-2022 restructuring of engineering, maintenance and supply-chain support mechanisms after the withdrawal of Western […]
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Aeroflot and UAC Advance Toward Agreement for 90 MC-21-310 Aircraft
Illustration: © Rostec State Corporation press service Aeroflot and United Aircraft Corporation have agreed on the principal commercial terms for a potential contract covering 90 MC-21-310 narrow-body aircraft, marking a […]
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SJ-100 Certification Timeline Revised to Late 2026-Q1 2027
SJ-100, aircraft s/n 97004 / Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has revised the expected timeline for type certification of the SJ-100 […]
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Former Airbus Russia Unit Extends A320 Fleet Life for Domestic Operators
Photo by © Aviation of Russia An engineering organisation within the Aeromax group has completed service-life extension work on 40 Airbus A320-family aircraft operated by six major Russian airlines, as […]
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Russia Certifies Il-114-300 Regional Turboprop
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has granted type certification to the Il-114-300, clearing the regional turboprop for commercial service and marking a key […]
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UAC Moves Toward Up To 90-Jet MC-21 Deal With Aeroflot
Airframe MS.0014, the first production MC-21-310, has entered flight-test operations following rollout from final assembly at Irkutsk. Photo: UAC UAC is preparing a contract with Aeroflot for up to 90 […]
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UAC Aims for 20 Tu-214s a Year as Kazan Plant Targets Ramp-Up
Photo: © SeniorNN, russianplanes.net The United Aircraft Corporation (United Aircraft Corporation) is targeting annual production of up to 20 Tu-214 airliners at the Kazan Aviation Plant as Russia accelerates investment […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest — May 2026
Several developments moved the MC-21 program forward in May, including the launch of the MC-21-210 derivative, continued certification activity and the transfer of the first production MC-21-310 into flight-test operations. […]
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Russia Launches MC-21-210 Development Programme
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service Russia has formally launched development of the MC-21-210, a lower-capacity member of the MC-21 narrowbody family, with a first flight of the prototype […]
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