Photo by © Rostec press service The Sverdlovsk Regional State Expert Review Authority has approved the construction of a new assembly facility at the KRET (Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies) plant in […]
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Experimental Superjet’s Stability and Controllability Tested at Speeds Above Maximum Limits
On June 25, 2025, certification flight testing continued at Zhukovsky Flight Test Center with the SJ-100 aircraft, tail number 97021. The flight evaluated the aircraft’s stability and controllability at airspeeds […]
PD-8 Engines Power Experimental SJ-100 Flight from the Russian Far East to Moscow Region
Photo © UAC Press Service The experimental Superjet 100 (aircraft number 97023, serial number 97003), equipped with fully localized systems and Russian-made PD-8 engines developed by the United Engine Corporation […]
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Aeroflot: 36 Aircraft Currently Under Active Insurance Settlement
Photo © Aeroflot press service Aeroflot CEO Sergey Aleksandrovskiy provided detailed insights in an interview with Kommersant regarding ongoing negotiations with foreign lessors, the airline’s fleet status, and route network […]
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Anatoly Gaidansky: Certification Completion and MC-21 Deliveries to Airlines Expected by End of Summer 2026
Image by © UAC Press Service On 29 April 2025, the prototype of the MC-21-310 (aircraft 73055, MC.0012) in a partially import-substituted configuration performed its maiden flight. Following the flight, […]
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C919 – A Stress Test for China’s Aviation Industry
Photo by © Xinhua agency The Chinese narrow-body aircraft, the C919, developed by COMAC, is being positioned as an ambitious rival to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. This project […]
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₽27.6 billion to be allocated to SJ-100 aircraft modernisation over three years
Image by © UAC Press Service The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced a tender for research and development (R&D) work to ensure certification of the SJ-100 aircraft […]
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In 2024, Russian ACARS System Processed Over 28 Million Messages
Image by Creative Commons license A key tool for information exchange between aircraft and air traffic control centres is the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS), a digital system […]
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State Duma Approves First Reading of Use of Non-original Parts on A&B Aircraft
Image by © FL Technics press service / Flicr.com At a plenary session on 13 February 2025, members of the State Duma approved, in the first reading, a draft law […]
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Rosaviatsia is proposed to be authorized to certify Russian components for Airbus and Boeing airplanes
Photo by © Russian Aviation Federation Council members Andrei Kutepov (St. Petersburg), Murat Khapsirokov (Adygea), Andrei Epishin (Tver), Arsen Kanokov (KBR) and Andrei Shokhin (Vladimir) have initiated the introduction of […]
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