Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The Il-114-300 regional turboprop programme is moving towards its first deliveries to Russian operators while the manufacturer is seeking to convert preliminary agreements with […]
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Category: Civil aviation
MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest – August 2026
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The first production-standard MC-21-310 aircraft in an extensively localised configuration completed its maiden flight on 3 August, marking the start of flight activity for […]
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Russian Technology Firm Cuts SJ-100 Glazing Production Time By 15%
Photo: © Aviation of Russia Russian aerospace materials manufacturer ONPP Tekhnologiya has developed a forming process for complex-curvature aircraft glazing that cuts manufacturing time by 15% and reduces material losses. […]
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Putin Warns Of Possible Response To Threats Against Russian Civil Aviation
Photo by © Andrey Velichko / Aviation of Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of a possible Russian response if threats against civil aviation are followed by attacks, after […]
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Second Production MC-21-310 Enters Flight-Test Unit
Photo © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service Yakovlev has transferred the second production MC-21-310, aircraft MC.0015, from final assembly to its flight-test unit at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ). The aircraft […]
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Il-114-300 Arrives In Vladivostok For Potential Customer Demonstrations
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia’s Il-114-300 turboprop regional airliner has arrived in Vladivostok ahead of the Eastern Economic Forum, where the aircraft will be demonstrated to airlines and […]
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First Production MC-21-310 Flies From Irkutsk To Zhukovsky
Photo: United Aircraft Corporation The first production MC-21-310 aircraft, registration 73362, flew from Irkutsk to Ramenskoye Airport near Moscow on 13 August as the aircraft moves into the next phase […]
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VK-1600S Development Reopens Prospects for TVS-2DTS
TVS-2DTS aircraft / Photo © Aviation of Russia Russia’s development of the VK-1600S turboprop could remove one of the main barriers to the revival of the TVS-2DTS, a composite aircraft […]
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First Production MC-21-310 Conducts Maiden Flight
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia’s MC-21 programme has reached a new milestone with the maiden flight of its first production aircraft, as certification testing and industrial preparation continue […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest — July 2026
Airframe MS.0014, the first production MC-21-310, has entered flight-test operations following rollout from final assembly at Irkutsk. Photo: UAC Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody programme made further progress during July as the […]
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