Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation On March 12, 2026, the SJ-100 test aircraft (serial 97023) arrived at Talagi Airport in Arkhangelsk to commence a new phase of its flight […]
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Russian Airlines Complete Evacuation Flights from the Persian Gulf
Image CC0 license (Public Domain) Russian carriers have completed a series of evacuation flights from the United Arab Emirates and other Persian Gulf countries following the escalation of the Middle […]
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Aeroflot completes Gulf repatriation flights and suspends Middle East services through March
Image CC0 license (Public Domain) Flights scheduled for March 11 will mark the final stage of Aeroflot’s repatriation program for passengers stranded in the Persian Gulf region. After that date, […]
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PD-8 Engine Electronic Regulators and Protection Units Certified for Serial Production
Photo credit © UEC Press Service Following comprehensive testing, Russia’s civil aviation authority (Rosaviatsiya) has issued airworthiness certificates for the PD-8 engine’s electronic control units. The SAU-8 automatic engine control […]
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MAI Develops Converter for 270-Volt Aircraft Electrical Systems
Image generated by a neural network / Provided under a CC0 license – public domain Engineers at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) have developed a prototype DC-DC converter for advanced […]
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MISIS Introduces High-Strength, Silver- and Cadmium-Free Aluminum Alloy for Aerospace Applications
Photo credit © The National University of Science and Technology MISIS The National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” (Moscow) has patented a high-performance aluminum alloy designed for aerospace and […]
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MC-21 Program Update – February 2026
February 17, 2026 – Aircraft 73055 landing at Syktyvkar Airport / Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation In February 2026, Yakovlev PJSC advanced certification flight and ground testing of the […]
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Assembly of the GASKAR “Sibiryachok-5” UAV Takes Just 134 Seconds
Photo credit © GASKAR Group GASKAR Holding has announced the serial production of its “Sibiryachok-5” unmanned aerial system (UAS). The company positions this platform as a fifth-generation solution with 85–90% […]
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Mock-Up Commission Launches Phase II Certification Review of Tango Trainer with APD-520 Engine
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Russia’s Aviation Register has initiated Phase II of the certification program for the four-seat Tango trainer aircraft. The phase, known as the “Mock-Up” review, […]
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Ilyushin Il-76TD Makes First Landing in Antarctica, 1986
Il-76TD at Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica / Photo credit © Sergey Dolya, sergeydolya.livejournal.com On February 25, 1986, the heavy transport aircraft Ilyushin Il-76TD completed its first landing on a snow-and-ice runway […]
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