A photo taken from the escort aircraft Yak-130. © Test pilot of IAZ D. Denisov / Courtesy of the press service of PJSC “UAC” The first flight of the import-substituted […]
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MC-21-310 Crew Assess Results of First Flight of Import-Substituted Aircraft
MC-21-310 Crew (left to right): Alexander Solovyov, Alexander Popov, Roman Taskaev, Alexander Guskov / Image by © Press Service of PJSC UAC On 29 April 2025, the MC-21-310 prototype aircraft […]
MC-21-310 Makes Maiden Flight
Image by © UAC Press Service The Russian aviation industry is rounding off April 2025 with positive news: On 23rd April, the first flight of the fully import-substituted SJ-100 aircraft […]
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Flight Economics: How the Superjet is Changing the Game in Regional Aviation
Image by © Vivek Manvi-Viman / airliners.net Currently, according to Rostec figures, 160 SSJ100 aircraft are transporting passengers in Russia. Their dispatch reliability stands at 98%. In 2024, approximately 10 […]
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Superjet: Indigenised. Nothing Foreign
Image by © UAC Press Service On April 23rd, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the third prototype of the Superjet 100 aircraft (s/n 97003, a/c number 97023) completed its maiden flight and joined […]
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In the certification trials, three aircraft powered by the PD-8 engines will be involved for the SJ-100
Image by © UAC Press Service As part of the import substitution programme, work continues on the certification of the SJ-100 aircraft and the PD-8 engine. The Minister of Industry […]
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Friction Welding: Critical Technologies in Domestic Aero Engine Manufacturing
Image by © UEC Press Service Friction welding (FRW) is a cutting-edge technology for joining dissimilar materials that cannot be joined using conventional fusion welding techniques. The method relies on […]
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Sky Gates Commences Commercial Flights with Second Il-96-400T Aircraft
Image by © Red Wings airlines Cargo carrier Sky Gates has operated its maiden flight under its new long-haul freight programme, using the second Il-96-400T aircraft it received at the […]
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China Publishes Final Report on AviaStar-Tu Tu-204 Fire in 2022
On 8th January 2022, an aviation incident occurred at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport: a Tu-204C freighter (RA-64032) belonging to AviaStar-Tu caught fire while preparing for departure to Novosibirsk. There were […]
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Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade to Invest 5.7 billion roubles in “Ansat” and Mi-38 Modernisation by 2027
Mi-38 at Omsk airport, 05.03.2024 / Image by © Omsk Live, vk.com The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) has announced tenders for the enhancement of operational capabilities of […]
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