Photo © Leonid Faerberg / Global Look Press S7 Airlines has declined to negotiate the transfer of its grounded A320neo aircraft to foreign carriers from Egypt and the Philippines, despite […]
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Category: Civil aviation
MС-21 Conducts Certification Flights to Evaluate External Lighting Systems
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The MС-21-310 prototype, tail number 73055, has completed a series of flights as part of the certification program for external lighting systems. […]
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Red Wings Adds Another Tu-214 to Its Fleet
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Red Wings Airlines has taken delivery of another Tupolev Tu-214 passenger aircraft, registration RA-64549. The aircraft underwent a comprehensive airworthiness restoration, including […]
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First Production SJ-100 Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The first production SJ-100 regional jet (serial number 97004, registration 97024) successfully completed its maiden flight at the Dzyomgi airfield, part of […]
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Restoration of the Supersonic Tu-144 Airliner Underway at Ulyanovsk Civil Aviation Museum
Image by Creative Commons license The Ulyanovsk Civil Aviation Museum is currently restoring its Tupolev Tu-144, the world’s first supersonic passenger jet. The project coincides with the 90th anniversary of […]
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UZGA Commences Certification Testing of AV-901 Propeller for Baikal Aircraft
Photo © Aviation of Russia Certification tests of the AV-901 propeller, designed for the light multipurpose LMS-901 Baikal aircraft, have begun at a Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) facility in […]
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Ongoing Certification Testing of the SJ-100: Flight Control System Performance Evaluation
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Certification flights of the SJ-100 regional jet are underway at Zhukovsky, with the latest phase focusing on aircraft behavior beyond operational speed […]
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Ground Frequency Testing of the MC-21-310 Prototype Completed at Irkutsk Aviation Plant
Photo © Irina Pakhalueva, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder The second prototype of the MC-21-310 medium-range airliner (tail number 73057, serial number MC.0013) has successfully completed ground frequency testing at the Irkutsk […]
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In-Flight Wing Deformation Measurement Experiment on the SSJ100
Preparation of Aircraft 97003 for Flight Experiments on Wing Twist Analysis / Photo: © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service A team from the Aerodynamic Performance Department of Yakovlev (formerly […]
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UAC Patent on Wide-Body Long-Range Aircraft Sets New Standards for Russian Aviation
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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