Image by © Nadezhda Polomoshnova, Reuters The Moscow Regional Court has affirmed the sentence against Captain Denis Evdokimov, the commander of the Superjet 100 RA-89098 that was destroyed by fire […]
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Category: Civil aviation
Efficiency Boost for MC-21 Fuselage Skin Presses at Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Image by © UAC Press Service Modernisation work is underway on pressing equipment at the Gagarin Aviation Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The goal is to expedite the production of fuselage skins […]
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Key Points from Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Gennady Abramenkov’s Presentation to the Federation Council
Image by © UAC Press Service On the 1st of April 2025, Gennady Abramenkov, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, answered questions from Senators at a meeting […]
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MC-21 – March 2025 Digest
Photo © Irina Pakhalueva, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder At the Sokol Aviation Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, preparations are ongoing for the production of MC-21 aircraft components. Manufacturing of door parts and […]
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US Holding Up $500 Million Worth of Russian Aircraft Spares
Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion neural network / © Russian Aviation The United States is currently withholding previously purchased Russian aircraft components, including spares for Boeing and Airbus aircraft, to […]
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UZGA Develops Unified After-Sales Service System for Regional Aircraft
Photo by © Oleg Panteleev, AviaPort The Urals Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) is developing a comprehensive after-sales service system for Russian regional aircraft, which are being designed and will be […]
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Lukhovitsy Celebrates Ilyushin’s Birthday with Maiden Flight of Third Il-114-300 Prototype
Image by © UAC Press Service The third Il-114-300 prototype, bearing the registration number 54116, has undertaken its maiden flight and joined the certification flight test programme. This aircraft is […]
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Sergei Chemezov: “Russia Won’t Be Left Without Aircraft”
Image by © UAC Press Service In an interview with Expert magazine, Sergei Chemezov, head of Rostec, discussed the extensive changes occurring in the Russian aviation industry. Over the past […]
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“Yakovlev” Receives Additional PD-8 Engines for SJ-100 Certification
Image by © UEC Press Service Two new PD-8 engines have been manufactured at the UEC-Saturn engine-building plant in Rybinsk and delivered to PJSC “Yakovlev” for the final stage of […]
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Bench tests using the “Electronic Bird” rig helped reduce the development timeline of the PD-8 engine
Image by © UAC Press Service The first flight of the SJ-100 powered by PD-8 engines took place on 17 March 2025. This milestone was achieved through the coordinated efforts […]
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