Photo credit © Artur Volgin, KomiAvia Prototype aircraft MC-21 (reg. 73055) and SJ-100 (reg. 97023) are currently undergoing flight certification tests in Syktyvkar, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reported. On […]
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Category: Civil aviation
From the Azores to Cuba: Key Signals in the Global Aviation Market
Image CC0 license (Public Domain) The global commercial aviation sector is entering a more disciplined phase. Investors are tightening oversight of airline balance sheets. Carriers are resizing fleets. Manufacturers are […]
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IL-114-300 Prepares for Commercial Service – All Operational Restrictions to Be Lifted by Summer 2026
Photo credit © United Engine Corp. The IL-114-300 regional turboprop is expected to enter regular commercial service by summer 2026, according to Daniil Brenerman, CEO of PJSC “Il” (RIA Novosti). […]
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UZGA Selects Domestic Communications Suite for New Regional Aircraft Programs
Image © UZGA Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) will equip its next-generation regional aircraft with Russian-made avionics and communications systems supplied by NPP Prima, a Nizhny Novgorod–based radio electronics developer. […]
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Irkutsk Aviation Plant Assembles 20 MC-21 Aircraft Simultaneously – Production Fully Loaded
Irkutsk Aviation Plant assembly hall / Photo: © Olga Novikova, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder newspaper Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP) is currently conducting serial production of the MC-21-310 aircraft in its assembly […]
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MC-21 Type Certificate Updated to Include Composite Tail Components
Composite horizontal stabilizer / Image © AeroComposite LLC The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has issued PJSC Yakovlev approval for a major modification to the MC-21 type design. The […]
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Il-114-300 Undergoes Extreme Cold Weather Testing in Yakutsk
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The regional turboprop Il-114-300 continues its extended certification program under extreme low-temperature conditions. In early February 2026, the prototype aircraft 54116 flew from the […]
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Tu-214: S7, UAC and GTLK Sign Memorandum for 100 Aircraft
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), S7 Group, and the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) signed a tripartite memorandum of cooperation at NAIS 2026, outlining the […]
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MC-21 Program Update — January 2026 Digest
Photo credit © Vyacheslav Grushnikov / russianplanes.net Government Funding Reallocation and Program Priorities The Russian government has formally suspended work on the long-range widebody aircraft program. Under Resolution No. 4093-r […]
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Russian Civil Aviation Maintains Stability in 2025 Amid Moderate Traffic Decline
Photo: © Aviation of Russian The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) released passenger traffic data for Russian civil aviation in 2025. From January to December, Russian airlines carried 108.85 million […]
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