“Electronic Bird” of MC-21 aircraft / Photo © GosNIIAS Russia’s State Research Institute of Aviation Systems (GosNIIAS) has upgraded its “Electronic Bird” hardware-in-the-loop integration facility to support advanced testing of […]
Read more
Category: Latest news
Russian Naval Aviation Marks 110 Years Since First Baltic Air Combat
Photo © Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Defense Ministry Russia’s Naval Aviation has marked 110 years since the first air combat engagement involving Russian naval aviators, […]
Read more
AZUR air seeks approval to maintain Boeing 767 engines in-house
Credit © AZUR air Russian airline AZUR air has applied for regulatory approval to perform maintenance on CF6-80C2 and PW4000-94 engines used on its Boeing 767 aircraft, the carrier said. […]
Read more
First Production MC-21-310 Undergoes Ground Trials Ahead of Flight Testing
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The first production-standard MC-21-310 aircraft has entered ground trials at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP) as Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) continues development of […]
Read more
UAC Delivers First Su-30SM2 And Su-34 Aircraft Of 2026
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered the first batches of Su-30SM2 multirole fighters and Su-34 strike aircraft to the Ministry of Defence in […]
Read more
Russian Aerospace Supplier Deploys Robotic Laser System For SJ-100 And MC-21 Cockpit Windows
Photo © Press Service of ROMASHIN ONPP Technologiya Russian aerospace materials producer ONPP Tekhnologiya has commissioned a robotic laser processing system for the manufacture of electrically heated cockpit glazing for […]
Read more
UZGA Begins Certification Testing Of VK-800 Turboprop Engine
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Russia’s Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) has started a 150-hour certification test campaign for the VK-800 turboprop engine, a key component of the country’s […]
Read more
Koltsovo Airport To Build Maintenance Facility For Ural Airlines’ MC-21 Fleet
Photo: © Koltsovo Airport (Yekaterinburg) press service Koltsovo Airport in Yekaterinburg is preparing to develop dedicated maintenance infrastructure for Russia’s MC-21 passenger aircraft as local carrier Ural Airlines moves towards […]
Read more
Russia Targets Full PD-8 Engine Life by End-2027
Image by © UAC Press Service Russia expects the domestically developed PD-8 turbofan to achieve its target service life by the end of 2027, according to the Ministry of Industry […]
Read more
Red Wings Expands Tu-204/214 Operations in First Half of 2026
Tu-204-100 of Red Wings at Simferopol Airport, 2016. Photo © “Russian Aviation” Russian carrier Red Wings increased utilisation of its Tupolev Tu-204/214 fleet during the first six months of 2026, […]
Read more