Light Multi-Purpose Aircraft LMS-192 Osvey / Image © JSC 558 Aircraft Repair Plant The Russian-Belarusian LMS-192 “Osvey” aircraft project has entered the interstate coordination phase, with Belarusian specialists currently reviewing […]
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Category: Civil aviation
MC-21 Aircraft Development Digest – June 2025
Image © UAC Press Service This digest reflects the current status of Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody aircraft program, highlighting the comprehensive effort to achieve technological independence while meeting domestic market demands. […]
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Aircraft Certification Task Force Reviews Progress on Il-114-300 and Tu-214 Programs
Image © Press Service of the Russian Aviation Register Representatives from Rosaviatsiya (Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency), the Ministry of Industry and Trade, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), United Engine Corporation […]
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MC-21 Test Aircraft Fitted with Domestically Produced Passenger Cabin Interior
Image © UAC Press Service The Irkutsk Aviation Plant has completed preliminary installation of Russian-manufactured interior components on the MC-21 test aircraft (tail number 73057). The airliner received overhead bins, […]
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Experimental Superjet’s Stability and Controllability Tested at Speeds Above Maximum Limits
On June 25, 2025, certification flight testing continued at Zhukovsky Flight Test Center with the SJ-100 aircraft, tail number 97021. The flight evaluated the aircraft’s stability and controllability at airspeeds […]
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MC-21-310 Test Aircraft 73055 Completes First Flight in Certification Testing Program
Image © UAC Press Service Test aircraft MC-21 tail number 73055 conducted its first flight under the supplemental certification testing program on June 26, 2025, at Ramenskoye Airport of the […]
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Rosaviatsiya Tightens Fuel and Lubricant Quality Control to Enhance Flight Safety
Photo courtesy of Gazprom Neft JSC The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), the Russian aviation authority responsible for civil aviation oversight, has issued a directive aimed at enhancing flight safety […]
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PD-8 Engines Power Experimental SJ-100 Flight from the Russian Far East to Moscow Region
Photo © UAC Press Service The experimental Superjet 100 (aircraft number 97023, serial number 97003), equipped with fully localized systems and Russian-made PD-8 engines developed by the United Engine Corporation […]
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Aeroflot Scales Back MC-21 Orders, Rejects Further Superjet Expansion
Illustration: © Rostec State Corporation press service During the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2024), Aeroflot Group CEO Sergei Alexandrovsky outlined strategic adjustments to the company’s fleet renewal program. Key […]
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Il-96-400M to Expand UAC’s Civil Aircraft Lineup
Photo © UAC Press Service Russia’s civil aviation strategy focuses on diversifying its aircraft portfolio to meet varying capacity and range requirements. The Il-96-400M wide-body airliner will join United Aircraft […]
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