A photo taken from the escort aircraft Yak-130. © Test pilot of IAZ D. Denisov / Courtesy of the press service of PJSC “UAC” The MC-21-310 prototype aircraft (tail number […]
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Remote Identification Systems for Unmanned Aircraft Successfully Tested Across Russian Regions
Image © Geoscan Holding press service In recent years, the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has become a strategic priority for Russia’s aviation industry. A reliable remote identification system […]
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Your Luggage Is Not Flying With You: Turkish Airlines Continues to Offload Baggage on Flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg
Photo: © Aviation of Russian Passengers on Turkish Airlines flights from Turkey to Moscow and St. Petersburg are experiencing systematic baggage offloading. Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport reports near-daily incidents of baggage […]
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“Scrapping Them for Parts Is Nonsense”: Oleg Evdokimov on the Fate of S7’s “Green” Aircraft
Photo: © Dirk Grothe, Planespotters.net The issue of idle commercial aircraft remains one of the most pressing challenges for the Russian aviation sector. Following the onset of the Special Military […]
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Russia-Ethiopia ACMI Deal Negotiations Face Secondary Sanctions Risks for Ethiopian Airlines
Image © LLBG Spotter, Flickr.com Russia is currently negotiating with Ethiopian Airlines to establish an aircraft wet lease agreement covering aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI). Ch-aviation reported this development, […]
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MC-21 Program Digest – July 2025
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Composite Materials Development and Manufacturing Challenges During the Innoprom-2025 industrial exhibition held July 7-10 in Yekaterinburg at the Yekaterinburg-EXPO Exhibition Center, significant […]
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Fully Localized MC-21 Undergoes Acceptance Testing Ahead of Maiden Flight
Image © UAC Press Service Acceptance testing has begun on the prototype MC-21 aircraft bearing tail number 73057 (factory code MC.0013) at the final assembly plant of the Irkutsk Aviation […]
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Yelizovo Airport Maintains Normal Operations Following Major Earthquake
Photo © Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise press service On July 30, 2025, at 11:24 AM local time (7:24 PM EDT July 29 / 4:24 PM PDT July 29), a magnitude 8.7 […]
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MC-21 Conducts In-Flight Systems Testing Along Standard Air Routes
Image by Creative Commons license On July 22, the MC-21-310 prototype aircraft, tail number 73055, completed a flight along the Moscow–Syktyvkar–Moscow route as part of ongoing manufacturer validation trials. The […]
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MAI Simulator for Drone AI Training Undergoing Trials in Russian Defense Industry
Illustration generated by neural network / © Russian Aviation The development of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) requires close integration with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Testing and validating AI algorithms […]
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