Photo © UAC Press Service As part of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) press service’s “Yakovlev Dictionary” series, test pilot Andrei Voropaev, a Merited Test Pilot of the Russian Federation […]
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Aeroflot: 36 Aircraft Currently Under Active Insurance Settlement
Photo © Aeroflot press service Aeroflot CEO Sergey Aleksandrovskiy provided detailed insights in an interview with Kommersant regarding ongoing negotiations with foreign lessors, the airline’s fleet status, and route network […]
SJ-100 Commences Certification Testing of Indigenous Automatic Flight Control System
Image © UAC Press Service On June 2nd and 3rd, at the Zhukovsky airfield of the Gromov Flight Research Institute (LII), the SJ-100 prototype aircraft (registration number 97021, serial number […]
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MC-21 – May 2025 Digest
Photo © UAC Press Service The MC-21-310 prototype aircraft, tail number 73055 (MS.0012), completed a ferry flight from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky on May 7, 2025. This aircraft features partially indigenized […]
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Where Sanctions Against Russia Lead — The Case of Finnair
Photo: © Masakatsu Ukon / Creative Commons licence Following the closure of Russian airspace to European carriers in spring 2022, Finnair lost routes that previously allowed efficient air connections between […]
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Features of the Digital Architecture of the Su-57 Fighter
Image by © Zvezda TV The advent of fifth-generation fighters has set new demands for integration, automation, and intelligent onboard systems. The Su-57 became the first Russian combat aircraft where […]
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The First Foreign Customer for the Su-57E Will Begin Operation This Year
Photo © Aviation of Russia / Su-57 at MAKS-2021. Archive photo The first overseas customer for the fifth-generation fighter jet Su-57E is set to commence operation of the aircraft in […]
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Mi-171A3 Helicopter Featuring Smart Engine Control System Showcased at LIMA 2025
Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter / Photo by © Rostec State Corporation press service Russian Helicopters holding company unveiled its Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter at the LIMA 2025 international exhibition in Langkawi, Malaysia, […]
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SJ-100 Certification Tests Commence in Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Image by © UAC Press Service Certification testing of the SJ-100 aircraft has commenced at Dzyomgi Aerodrome, part of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant. Flight operations are being conducted by aircraft […]
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PS-90 Took 12 Years, PD-14 – Ten. Engine for “Superjet” PD-8 Created in Six Years
Image by © UAC Press Service The creation of the PD-8 engine was a response to several challenges faced by the Russian aviation industry in the second half of the […]
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