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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Category: Civil aviation
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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Russia Finalizes Indigenous Composite Supply Chain for MC-21
The deposition mechanism / Credit © UAC Russia has completed the localization of composite materials used in the MC-21 narrowbody airliner, establishing a domestic production chain spanning from polyacrylonitrile precursor […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest – April 2026
Photo © Ivan Kaverzin The first Soviet civil aircraft to obtain Western FAR Part 25 airworthiness certification was the Yakovlev Yak-40. Its type certificate was issued in Italy on March […]
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Defining Engine Life: TV7-117ST-01 Highlights Structured Approach to Aviation Propulsion Endurance
Photo credit © United Engine Corp. In civil aviation, an engine’s service life defines both the boundaries of safe operation and the underlying economics of its entire lifecycle. For modern […]
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SJ-100 Approaches Completion of Certification Test Program
SJ-100, aircraft s/n 97004 / Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Gennady Abramenkov said on April 14, 2026, […]
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Passenger Aircraft Delivery Program Through 2035 To Require Over RUB 3 Trillion
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The implementation of the second phase of Russia’s civil aircraft delivery program through 2035 will require more than RUB 3 trillion (approximately USD 32–33 […]
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