SJ-100, aircraft MSN 97004 / Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service For the SJ-100 program, 2025 marked a transition from conceptual and design validation to large-scale practical verification […]
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Category: Superjet
PD-8 Engine Successfully Completes Fan Blade-Off Certification Test
Photo © UEC (United Engine Corporation) In early December 2025, the PD-8 turbofan engine successfully completed a mandatory fan blade-off certification test at the open-air test facility of UEC–Saturn in […]
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PD-8 Engine Validates Fan Blade Containment in Rig Tests
Image © UEC Press Service The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has completed a key phase of engineering tests on the PD-8 engine, designed for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100). The […]
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SJ-100 Automatic Landing System Enters Certification Flights in Zhukovsky
Photo by © UAC The SJ-100 aircraft (registration 97021, serial 97001) is currently undergoing certification flights in Zhukovsky to validate a domestically developed automatic landing system. According to the United […]
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SSJ100 Operational Efficiency Surpasses Two Million Flight Hours
Photo by © Red Wings airlines The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) has become a core component of Russia’s civil aviation fleet over recent years. Since entering commercial service in 2011, […]
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PD-8 Engine Accumulates 4,000 Test Hours Ahead of Certification
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Prototype units of the PD-8 two‑spool turbofan have accumulated more than 4,000 hours of testing. That total was recorded under the engine’s […]
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Fully Russian-made Superjet Undergoes Wet Runway Certification Tests
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Specialists from PJSC Yakovlev and the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) conducted a series of certification tests for the SJ-100 aircraft (tail number […]
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Russia’s Minpromtorg Details SSJ100 Re-Engining Plans for PD-8 Engines
Photo by © Notes of Aircraft Builders TG-channel In late October 2025, Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) clarified the parameters of its engine replacement program for SSJ100 regional […]
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HAL and UAC to Localize Production of SJ-100 Regional Jet in India
Image by © UAC Press Service Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to localize production of the Russian SJ-100 […]
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Russia Considers Re-Engining SSJ100 Fleet with PD-8 Due to SaM146 Service Life Shortage
Photo by © Rostec press service Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) is evaluating the installation of domestically-produced PD-8 engines on the existing SSJ100 fleet. Agency head Dmitry Yadrov outlined […]
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