Photo by © Rostec press service Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) is evaluating the installation of domestically-produced PD-8 engines on the existing SSJ100 fleet. Agency head Dmitry Yadrov outlined […]
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Category: Civil aviation
Russia’s Regional Aviation Faces Major Fleet Renewal and Enhanced Safety Standards
Image provided under a CC0 license — public domain Russia’s civil aviation authority expects to retire 339 aircraft and 200 helicopters by 2030. Of these, 230 will be domestically manufactured […]
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Prospects for Restoring Direct Air Service Between Russia and the United States: Current Situation Analysis
Photo © Sergey Bobylev, TASS Russia has officially initiated discussions on resuming direct air service with the United States, which was suspended in March 2022 at the initiative of the […]
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MC-21: September 2025 Digest
Photo: © Aviation of Russia In September 2025, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant completed a comprehensive retrofit of the second MC-21-310 prototype (tail number 73057) as part of Russia’s import substitution […]
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Aeroflot to Launch In-Flight Wi-Fi by 2028 via Bureau 1440 Satellite Project
Image provided under a CC0 license – public domain Aeroflot is implementing a project to provide passengers with wireless internet access onboard its aircraft. CEO Sergey Alexandrovsky stated that the […]
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Status of the Fully Import-Substituted MC-21 Aircraft Verified at Irkutsk Aviation Plant
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service A delegation comprising senior representatives from United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Rostec, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Federal Air Transport Agency […]
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Russia to Urge ICAO to End Politically Motivated Sanctions Threatening Aviation Safety
ICAO headquarters. Photo © Doug / flickr.com A delegation from the Russian Federation, led by Deputy Minister of Transport Vladimir Poteshkin, will participate in the 42nd Assembly of the International […]
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Acceptance of the Second MC-21-310 Prototype Begins at Irkutsk Aviation Plant’s Flight Test Division
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The fully import-substituted MC-21-310 aircraft, tail number 73057, has been transferred to the Flight Test Division (FTD) of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant […]
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Drainage System Flight Tests Conducted on Experimental MC-21 in Zhukovsky
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Modern commercial aircraft utilize flammable fluids—such as fuel, hydraulic fluids, and oils—in their design. Equipment failures or loss of system integrity can […]
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US Authorization for Belavia: Boeing Maintenance Permitted, Flights Prohibited
Image provided under a CC0 license — public domain On September 12, 2025, the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an official authorization letter to Belavia, the national […]
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