Russian Helicopters asks to create local engines for light helicopters April 16th, 2019 They will power Ка-226s, Ка-62s and Ansats destined for government customers [...]
PD-14 engine for Russian MC-21 receives certification October 26th, 2018 Validation of the PD-14’s type certificate in Europe is scheduled for 2019 [...]
Russian engine for the MC-21 airliner passes icing tests September 26th, 2018 PD-14 is poised to win Russian type certificate in the coming weeks [...]
World’s largest helicopter to replace Ukrainian engines with Russian in 2023 June 26th, 2018 New Russian PD-12Vs to supersede Ukraine-made D-136s on the Mi-26 helicopter [...]
Russia and France agree to re-engine Russian amphibious aircraft May 31st, 2018 UEC-Saturn and Safran Aircraft Engines sign a framework agreement to re-engine Russia’s Be-200 fire-fighter [...]
Russia’s United Engine Corporation to develop high-power turboshaft April 11th, 2018 The target thrust for the new power plant is 6,000 hp [...]
Let L-410 turboprops to get Russian engines April 9th, 2018 The current GE Aviation powerplants are to be replaced with Klimov VK-800S [...]
The SaM146 engine nears 850,000 flight hours April 6th, 2018 Russian-French powerplant is operated by 15 airlines around the world [...]
Beriev amphibian to be re-engined with SaM146 in 2020 April 5th, 2018 The Russian amphibian will be powered by SaM146 instead of the Ukrainian engines [...]
Russia’s UEC to supply powerplant for Il-96-400M widebody March 13th, 2018 The initial batch of PS-90A1 engines is already in the works [...]
MC-21 narrowbody to sport Russian PD-14 engines from 2019 March 8th, 2018 The powerplant is currently undergoing EASA certification [...]
MC-21 with Russian engines could be certified in 2021 January 30th, 2018 Flight tests of the PD-14-powered version are scheduled to begin in 2019 [...]
Russia’s PD-14 turbofan engine enters third phase of flight tests January 9th, 2018 National certification is set for this year, to be followed by EASA validation in 2019 [...]
Russia to produce LEAP powerplant components from 2018 January 3rd, 2018 The production will take place at the facilities of Russian aero-engine specialist UEC Saturn [...]
Russia completes initial flight tests on TV7-117ST turboprop engine December 22nd, 2017 The new powerplant is intended for the Il-114-300 regional airliner [...]
Russian manufacturer assembles 300th SaM146 engine for Superjet October 14th, 2017 The entire fleet of SaM146 powerplants has logged over 700,000 flight hours [...]
Engine for Il-114-300, Il-112 turboprops enters flight tests September 13th, 2017 The TV7-117ST is being test-flown on an Il-76LL testbed [...]
TsAGI to test MC-21 model with PD-14 in wind tunnel September 5th, 2017 The model will be put into the institute's transonic wind tunnel [...]
INTERVIEW: SaM146 output said on target August 1st, 2017 “Like any other new powerplant, the SaM146 is going through some teething problems” - PowerJet CEO Marc Sorel [...]
MAKS: TV7-117ST turboprop engine set for flight tests July 18th, 2017 The new Russian engine is being developed for the Ilyushin Il-114-300 airliner [...]
VIAM 3D-prints UAV engine July 18th, 2017 The prototype weighs 900 grams and produces 10 kg of thrust [...]
Russian PD-35 engine to enter market in six years June 8th, 2017 Total investment in the development effort will stand at around $3 billion [...]
Russian-Chinese widebody passenger airliner project officially launched April 5th, 2017 The joint venture will be headquartered in Shanghai Free-Trade Zone and led by a Chinese senior manager [...]
Russia’s CIAM to test Silvercrеst March 18th, 2017 Moscow's Central Institute for Aviation Motors will modify its test-bench equipment to accommodate the Silvercrest business-jet engine. [...]
Lufthansa Technik to perform maintenance on Air Astana’s V2500 engines March 17th, 2017 The Kazakh carrier will send its first powerplant to Germany for scheduled maintenance in April. [...]
Engineering Holding to double its engine repair capability March 6th, 2017 The decision was made as a response to the increasing demand for engine repairs in Russia. [...]
Ukraine starts testing improved engine for heavy helicopters January 26th, 2017 The new AI-136T powerplant can also be suggested for future Chinese heavy helicopter [...]
United Engine Corporation gets new chief designer December 9th, 2016 This position was taken by Yury Shmotin, who participated in the development of SaM-146 turbofan, the corporation’s major commercial program [...]
Russia’s PD-14 engine returns to flight testing December 2nd, 2016 The new turbofan will be now checked across the entire range of speeds, altitudes and power settings [...]
Superjet engines logged half a million flight hours November 30th, 2016 PowerJet SaM146 dispatch reliability stands at 99.92%. [...]
Production of engines for SSJ 100 to grow in 2017 October 21st, 2016 The production rate will be increased from 50 to over 70 powerplants per year [...]
Komiaviatrans selects StandardAero for engine MRO October 18th, 2016 Russian regional airline has signed a five-year contract to maintain Rolls-Royce AE 3007 on its ERJ 145 fleet [...]
Russia certifies P&W engine for MC-21 September 26th, 2016 The first МС-21-300 prototype is powered by the PW1431G-JM engine [...]
SSJ 100’s engines will be 50% quieter July 29th, 2016 RT-Chemcomposite launches serial production of noise abatement liners for PowerJet SaM146 [...]
UEC launches serial production of engines for Mi-38 July 20th, 2016 The United Engine Corporation is to supply Russian Helicopters with 50 TV7-117B engines until 2019 [...]
Motor Sich to re-engine PZL W-3A Sokół Helicopter May 11th, 2016 Ukrainian engine-maker believes in the future of re-engined Polish rotorcraft [...]
FAA certifies engine for MC-21 May 10th, 2016 The MC-21-300 version of the Russian new-generation narrow-body will be equipped with Prat & Whitney PW1431G geared turbofan engine [...]
NPO Saturn to increase production of SaM 146 engines April 22nd, 2016 The production wrap-up is linked to the United Aircraft Corporation’s (UAC) plans to sell 27 SSJ 100 aircraft in 2016 against just 17 SSJ 100s built last year [...]
SR Technics and Engineering Holding set up an engine maintenance shop March 4th, 2016 The station in Domodedovo will provide services for CFM56 without removal from wing [...]
Antonov starts flight testing of engine for An-178 February 9th, 2016 The new engine has been made more powerful than its predecessor to support the An-178’s cargo transport functions [...]
Russia gearing up for 35-ton turbofan engine December 1st, 2015 Two of United Engine Corporation's subsidiaries are studying the design of new-generation heavy engines [...]