Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has issued a Major Change Approval for the Tu-214 aircraft, covering a redesigned configuration featuring an entirely domestically […]
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Category: Civil aviation
LMS-901 “Baikal” Completes First Flight with VK-800 Engine
Image © UZGA press service On December 24, 2025, Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) in Yekaterinburg commenced joint flight tests of the VK-800 engine and AV-901 propeller integrated into the […]
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MC-21 Floor Panels Made from Russian Composite Materials Complete Full Static Test Campaign
Photo © TsAGI Press Service Floor panels manufactured from domestically produced polymer composite materials (PCMs) for the MC-21 narrowbody aircraft have successfully completed a full static testing program at the […]
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PD-8 Engine Successfully Completes Fan Blade-Off Certification Test
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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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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