Photo credit: © Svyatoslav Morozov / Courtesy of PJSC UAC press office Natural icing flight tests marked the key milestone of the MC-21-310 certification program in March. Aircraft 73057 deployed […]
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PD-8, PD-14, and TV7-117ST-01 Engines Validate Compliance with Icing Certification Requirements
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation In March, Russia’s Arkhangelsk Region served as a test range for flight trials of three aircraft types operating in natural icing conditions. Flights were […]
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RA60 Passenger Seats Receive Certification for the IL-114-300 Regional Aircraft
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia (Rosaviatsiya) has issued an airworthiness certificate for the RA60 passenger seats installed on the IL-114-300 regional turboprop. […]
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Perm Researchers Develop Adaptive Propeller Blade for Fixed- and Rotary-Wing Aircraft
Photo © United Engine Corporation (UEC) Researchers at Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNRPU), a Russian engineering university, have developed a variable-geometry propeller blade capable of adapting to changing flight […]
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SJ-100 and Economics: How Fleet Size Impacts Route Profitability
SSJ100 on wet lease with Brussels Airlines, 2017 / Photo © Maximilian Kramer, Planespotters.net In the article “SJ-100: Strategic Role of the 100-Seat Aircraft in Russia’s Domestic Network”, Alexander Dolotovsky, […]
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SJ-100 Arrives in Arkhangelsk for Natural Icing Certification Flights
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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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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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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Winter Certification Campaign for MC-21 and SJ-100 Concludes
Final approach of the MC-21 (tail number 73055) at Syktyvkar Airport in Russia’s Komi Republic / Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Yakovlev, a subsidiary of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation […]
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