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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Tag: MC-21
Russian Government Allocates Over 14 Billion Roubles for Further Modernisation of the PD-14 Engine
Image by © UEC As part of the state programme for the development of the aviation industry, the modernisation of the PD-14 engine continues. The Ministry of Industry and Trade […]
TsAGI: Over 10 Parameters Monitored on the MC-21 for Peak Flight Safety
Photo by © Russian Aviation Modern civil aviation demands stringent flight safety standards. The MC-21 medium-range airliner showcases an innovative approach to addressing this challenge, combining an enhanced flight parameter […]
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Efficiency Boost for MC-21 Fuselage Skin Presses at Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Image by © UAC Press Service Modernisation work is underway on pressing equipment at the Gagarin Aviation Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The goal is to expedite the production of fuselage skins […]
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MC-21 – March 2025 Digest
Photo © Irina Pakhalueva, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder At the Sokol Aviation Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, preparations are ongoing for the production of MC-21 aircraft components. Manufacturing of door parts and […]
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Sergei Chemezov: “Russia Won’t Be Left Without Aircraft”
Image by © UAC Press Service In an interview with Expert magazine, Sergei Chemezov, head of Rostec, discussed the extensive changes occurring in the Russian aviation industry. Over the past […]
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MC-21 – February 2025 Digest
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service A year ago, Sergei Chemezov, the CEO of Rostec State Corporation, mentioned in the wings of the Russian Federation President’s annual address to […]
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Yakovlev to Receive Over £200 Million for MC-21-310 Type Certificate Extension by 2027
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC press service The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) and PJSC Yakovlev have entered into a contract for research and development (R&D) work aimed […]
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Fully Domestically-Sourced MC-21 Aircraft (73057) Powered Up
Photo © Irina Pakhalueva, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder At the final assembly shop of Irkutsk Aviation Plant’s (IAZ) Civil Aviation Division (No. 277), functional checks under electrical load have commenced on […]
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NAIS 2025: UAC Gears Up for Certification and Deliveries of Russian Aircraft
Photo by © UEC During a plenary discussion at the 12th National Aviation Infrastructure Show & Forum (NAIS) 2025 in Moscow, Vadim Badeha, Director General of the United Aircraft Corporation […]
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