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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Category: Civil aviation
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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MC-21 Enters Flight Testing in 2017 as Program Shifts Toward Fully Domestic Configuration
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The Irkut MC-21-300 prototype (tail number 73051) completed its maiden flight on 28 May 2017 from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant airfield, marking the start […]
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Russian-Made Ozone Converter Certified For Tu-214 Aircraft
Photo © Aviation of Russia A domestically produced ozone converter has completed certification testing for the Tupolev Tu-214, extending Russia’s effort to replace foreign-built systems on commercial aircraft affected by […]
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Yakovlev Expands MC-21 Durability Testing Program
Photo © Olga Novikova, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder factory newspaper Russian aircraft manufacturer Yakovlev is expanding fatigue-life testing for MC-21 airframe components as part of a broader effort to improve production […]
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Russia Begins Certification Review Of PD-8 Engine For SJ-100
Image credit © UAC Press Service Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency has started reviewing certification materials for the PD-8 turbofan engine, marking another step toward approval of the SJ-100 regional […]
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Russian Il-114-300 Completes Arctic Test Campaign Ahead Of Certification
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia has completed another phase of certification testing for the Il-114-300 regional turboprop, with the aircraft conducting Arctic flights near the North Pole as […]
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