Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The Yak-130M advanced trainer has completed its maiden flight powered by a pair of AI-222-25 turbofan engines. The aircraft represents a modernised configuration of […]
Read more
Category: Latest news
Aviation Developments to Watch: May-June 2026
Image CC0 license (Public Domain) By Olga Evans People often describe aviation as unpredictable. I rarely find that convincing. Most of what later becomes “unexpected” has usually been visible for […]
Read more
Yak-130M modernised trainer makes first flight from Irkutsk
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The Yak-130M advanced jet trainer has completed its first flight, marking the start of the flight-test programme for the upgraded variant at the Irkutsk […]
Read more
Russian V-700 Heavy UAS Enters Prototype Development Stage
Photo © Aeromax Ltd. Russian developer Aeromax has completed the preliminary and conceptual design phase of its V-700 heavy-class uncrewed helicopter system and has moved into preparation of production documentation […]
Read more
SAATM Liberalisation Accelerates Structural Shift in African Air Connectivity
AI-generated illustration / CC0 Public Domain License Africa, home to roughly one-fifth of the world’s population, accounts for just 3% of global air transport activity. That imbalance between demographic weight […]
Read more
MAI develops automated system for micro-defect analysis in aerospace composites
AI-generated illustration / CC0 Public Domain License The Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) has developed an automated diagnostic methodology for identifying micro-defects in aerospace composite materials using integrated volumetric imaging data. […]
Read more
Former Airbus Russia Unit Extends A320 Fleet Life for Domestic Operators
Photo by © Aviation of Russia An engineering organisation within the Aeromax group has completed service-life extension work on 40 Airbus A320-family aircraft operated by six major Russian airlines, as […]
Read more
Russia Caps Foreign Carrier Fuel Uplift as Jet Fuel Costs Climb
Photo courtesy of Gazprom Neft JSC Russia has imposed restrictions on excess fuel uplift by foreign carriers at selected airports, responding to a sharp increase in tankering activity driven by […]
Read more
Mi-171A3 Enters Service with Gazprom for Offshore Transport Operations
Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter / Photo: © Rostec State Corporation Three Mi-171A3 helicopters have entered operational service with Gazprom, with the aircraft departing for Sakhalin after being formally accepted by the […]
Read more
UEC introduces AI-based inspection system for PD-8 compressor blade production
Photo credit © UEC Press Service United Engine Corporation (UEC) has introduced an automated inspection system based on artificial intelligence at its UEC-Saturn facility in Rybinsk to support production of […]
Read more