Photo: © Aviation of Russia In September 2025, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant completed a comprehensive retrofit of the second MC-21-310 prototype (tail number 73057) as part of Russia’s import substitution […]
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Category: Civil aviation
Aeroflot to Launch In-Flight Wi-Fi by 2028 via Bureau 1440 Satellite Project
Image provided under a CC0 license – public domain Aeroflot is implementing a project to provide passengers with wireless internet access onboard its aircraft. CEO Sergey Alexandrovsky stated that the […]
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Status of the Fully Import-Substituted MC-21 Aircraft Verified at Irkutsk Aviation Plant
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service A delegation comprising senior representatives from United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Rostec, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Federal Air Transport Agency […]
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Russia to Urge ICAO to End Politically Motivated Sanctions Threatening Aviation Safety
ICAO headquarters. Photo © Doug / flickr.com A delegation from the Russian Federation, led by Deputy Minister of Transport Vladimir Poteshkin, will participate in the 42nd Assembly of the International […]
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Acceptance of the Second MC-21-310 Prototype Begins at Irkutsk Aviation Plant’s Flight Test Division
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The fully import-substituted MC-21-310 aircraft, tail number 73057, has been transferred to the Flight Test Division (FTD) of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant […]
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Drainage System Flight Tests Conducted on Experimental MC-21 in Zhukovsky
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Modern commercial aircraft utilize flammable fluids—such as fuel, hydraulic fluids, and oils—in their design. Equipment failures or loss of system integrity can […]
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US Authorization for Belavia: Boeing Maintenance Permitted, Flights Prohibited
Image provided under a CC0 license — public domain On September 12, 2025, the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an official authorization letter to Belavia, the national […]
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Visa-Free Travel Drives 20% Increase in Airfares from Russia to China
Image © Aviation of Russia Airfares on flights from Russia to China have risen by 15–20% following the announcement of a visa-free regime for Russian citizens. According to the Russian […]
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Aeroflot Transports Over Half a Million Children on Discounted Fares During Summer 2025
Image Creative Commons license Aeroflot has released its summer 2025 child passenger statistics. From June through August, the airline carried more than 525,000 children aged 2 to 12 on domestic […]
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Will Belavia Acquire S7 Airlines’ A321neo Aircraft?
Image provided under CC0 license — public domain. On September 11, 2025, after extensive negotiations, diplomatic concessions, and a direct order from President Donald Trump, the United States lifted sanctions […]
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