Photo by © Alexander Grishin / russianplanes.net The first prototype of the SJ-100 aircraft (tail number 97021, serial number 97001) has completed another test flight, during which the performance of […]
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Category: Superjet
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 […]
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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SJ-100 to Undergo Certification Tests in Extreme Cold and Heat
Image by © UAC Press Service The fully import-substituted SJ-100, serial number 97023, will perform approximately 130 certification flights, according to Denis Manturov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. “This […]
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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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United Engine Corporation (UEC) and Rostec Reaffirm Plans to Finalise Il-114-300 and SJ-100 Certification by End of 2025
Image by © UAC Press Service Certification of the Il-114-300 aircraft, powered by the TV7-117ST-01 engines, is set to be completed by the end of this year. This was announced […]
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Import-Substituted Superjet Reaches Altitude of 37,000 Feet During Flight
Image by © UAC Press Service The prototype Superjet 100, bearing tail number 97012, has completed another flight as part of its factory acceptance test programme, reaching an altitude of […]
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Court Upholds Verdict Against Pilot Denis Evdokimov in SSJ100 Disaster
Image by © Nadezhda Polomoshnova, Reuters The Moscow Regional Court has affirmed the sentence against Captain Denis Evdokimov, the commander of the Superjet 100 RA-89098 that was destroyed by fire […]
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“Yakovlev” Receives Additional PD-8 Engines for SJ-100 Certification
Image by © UEC Press Service Two new PD-8 engines have been manufactured at the UEC-Saturn engine-building plant in Rybinsk and delivered to PJSC “Yakovlev” for the final stage of […]
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Bench tests using the “Electronic Bird” rig helped reduce the development timeline of the PD-8 engine
Image by © UAC Press Service The first flight of the SJ-100 powered by PD-8 engines took place on 17 March 2025. This milestone was achieved through the coordinated efforts […]
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