Photo by © UAC Fifteen years ago, Russia began development of the PD-14 twin-circuit turbojet engine. The main idea of the project was to create a modern, efficient gas generator […]
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Sky Gates has started commercial cargo operations on IL-96s
Photo by © UAC Cargo aircraft IL-96-400T (RA-96103) of Sky Gates Airlines has started to transport commercial cargo after the procedure of airworthiness restoration. This was reported in the press […]
Ka-226T helicopter with a Russian engine will receive a certificate in 2025
Ka-226T. Photo by © Russian Helicopters The Ka-226T with the Russian VK-650V engine will be certified in 2025 and flight tests will start in 2024, Mikhail Korotkevich, CEO of Mil […]
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Sokol aircraft plant in Nizhny Novgorod was included in the cooperation on the MC-21 programme
Photo by © UAC Within the framework of co-operation for the production of the MS-21, Sokol Aircraft Plant in Nizhny Novgorod is preparing to master the full cycle of assembly […]
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Angara airlines does not count on the imminent appearance of Ladoga aircraft and proposes to extend the resource of An-26
Photo by © Anastasia Yushkevich / russianplanes.net The expected domestic regional turboprop aircraft TVRS-44 Ladoga may start carrying passengers not earlier than the end of 2027. The developer of the […]
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An escort of Su-35S escorted IL-96 of Vladimir Putin on a long flight to UAE
Photo by © the Russian Defence Ministry Press Service / Su-35S escort fighters take off from Abu Dhabi airport. The aircraft escorted the Russian President’s Il-96-300 during V. Putin’s visit […]
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Under the wing of the Superjet – Murmansk, over the wing – Aurora
Photo by © Red Wings press service Red Wings Airline organised a non-stop flight on the route Moscow-Murmansk-Arkhangelsk-Moscow in business class on SSJ100 aircraft (RA-89007) to observe the northern lights. […]
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An automated test bench for testing the reversing device of the PD-8 engine has been launched in Perm
© UDK Press Service / Bench tests of the PD-8 engine. Archive photo The automated test control system for testing the reversing device of the PD-8 aircraft engine was developed […]
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UAC approved the concept of an in-line assembly line for MC-21 pylons
Photo by © UAC At the meeting of the Technical Committee of the United Aircraft Corporation the concept of an in-line assembly line for MC-21 aircraft pylons was considered and […]
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A320 aircraft that went down in a wheat field will become a donor of spare parts
Photo by © Ural Airlines Press Service The Ural Airlines A320 RA-73805 aircraft, which made an emergency landing on 12 September in a wheat field due to lack of fuel, […]
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