Photo © UEC (United Engine Corporation) In early December 2025, the PD-8 turbofan engine successfully completed a mandatory fan blade-off certification test at the open-air test facility of UEC–Saturn in […]
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Category: Civil aviation
PD-8 Engine Validates Fan Blade Containment in Rig Tests
Image © UEC Press Service The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has completed a key phase of engineering tests on the PD-8 engine, designed for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100). The […]
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Court Moves to Conclude Transaero Airlines Bankruptcy Proceedings
Moscow, Domodedovo. June 10, 2009 / Photo by © Alexander Beltyukov, airliners.net The Federal Tax Service for St. Petersburg has filed a motion with the Arbitration Court seeking to terminate […]
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Russian Aviation Authority Sets Requirements for Airlines and Airports During Winter Operations
Photo by © Rostec press service The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia (Rosaviatsiya) held its scheduled preventive meeting focused on reducing the likelihood of aircraft runway excursions during takeoff […]
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SJ-100 Automatic Landing System Enters Certification Flights in Zhukovsky
Photo by © UAC The SJ-100 aircraft (registration 97021, serial 97001) is currently undergoing certification flights in Zhukovsky to validate a domestically developed automatic landing system. According to the United […]
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MC-21 November 2025 Digest
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has revised the published performance data for the MC-21, lowering the aircraft’s range from 3,170 mi (5,100 […]
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SSJ100 Operational Efficiency Surpasses Two Million Flight Hours
Photo by © Red Wings airlines The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) has become a core component of Russia’s civil aviation fleet over recent years. Since entering commercial service in 2011, […]
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Flight-Test Campaign for Second Import-Substituted MC-21 Aircraft Begins in Zhukovsky
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) The Yakovlev Flight Test and Development Center in Zhukovsky has launched the certification flight campaign for the second MC-21 test aircraft equipped with domestically […]
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Russia Eyes Africa for Strategic Air Hub to Counter Sanctions
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service U.S. and EU sanctions on aircraft sales to Russia have created a significant bottleneck for its intercontinental air travel. While the country […]
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A €200 Fare Gap Highlights Competitive Imbalance on Helsinki-Shanghai Route
Photo © Karoliina Vuorenmäki Intensifying price competition has been observed in Finland on routes to China following an increase in flight frequency by Juneyao Air between Helsinki (HEL) and Shanghai […]
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