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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Tag: Superjet
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 […]
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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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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“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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Which Sukhoi Superjet first took flight with the PD-8 engines?
Image by © Alexey Mityaev / planespotters.net On 17th March 2025, the first flight of the prototype SSJ100 aircraft with PD-8 engines took place in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. This is the second […]
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At Komsomolsk-on-Amur, SJ-100 Preparation Underway for PD-8 Engine Ground Runs
Photo by © UAC Press Service In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a visiting session of the Steering Committee for External Cooperation of the SJ-100 project took place, where representatives of key Russian suppliers […]
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Komsomolsk-on-Amur Set for Logistics Hub with PD-8 Engine Preparation Facility
SSJ100 aircraft assembly shop in Komsomolsk-on-Amur / Photo: © Victor Borisov, victorborisov.ru Yakovlev PJSC is expanding its production infrastructure in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, with a key element being a logistics hub covering […]
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JSC Yakovlev Outlines Measures to Prevent Incidents with SSJ100 Angle of Attack Sensors
Photo by © Russian Aviation Following the crash of an SSJ100 aircraft, registration RA-89049, on 14th July 2014 near Kolomna, which was attributed to the incorrect installation of angle of […]
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SJ-100 – 2024 Year-End Review
Photo by © UAC Press Service One of the significant outcomes of the SSJ-New programme in 2024 was the commencement of certification trials for the first prototype SJ-100 aircraft, registration […]
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