Image © Aviation of Russia Airfares on flights from Russia to China have risen by 15–20% following the announcement of a visa-free regime for Russian citizens. According to the Russian […]
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Category: Civil aviation
Aeroflot Transports Over Half a Million Children on Discounted Fares During Summer 2025
Image Creative Commons license Aeroflot has released its summer 2025 child passenger statistics. From June through August, the airline carried more than 525,000 children aged 2 to 12 on domestic […]
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Will Belavia Acquire S7 Airlines’ A321neo Aircraft?
Image provided under CC0 license — public domain. On September 11, 2025, after extensive negotiations, diplomatic concessions, and a direct order from President Donald Trump, the United States lifted sanctions […]
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S7 Airlines Denies Foreign Carriers Access to Grounded A320neo Fleet
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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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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