Traffic throught Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport grows
Armenia has seen redistribution of traffic between its largest airports [...]
Aerospace
UAC confirms final assembly of Il-114 at Sokol
Until 2012 the regional turboprop was assembled by Chkalov Aircraft Production Enterprise in Tashkent [...]
SSJ 100’s engines will be 50% quieter
RT-Chemcomposite launches serial production of noise abatement liners for PowerJet SaM146 [...]
UEC launches serial production of engines for Mi-38
The United Engine Corporation is to supply Russian Helicopters with 50 TV7-117B engines until 2019 [...]
Tu-204-300 approved by ETOPS-120
The Russian-made aircraft has been approved to continue flight with one engine inoperable for two hours, paving way for a similar certification of the aircraft’s larger version, the Tu-214 [...]
SSJ100 extra long-range version to be certified by year-end
The current SSJ 100LR version is capable of flying 4,578 km. Auxuliary tanks will add extra 1,500 km [...]
Royal Thai Air Force receives two SSJ 100LRs
The aircraft in VIP configuration will enter service in about two months [...]
An-132 prototype to be fit with Dowty propellers
Currently, specialists from the British manufacturer are preparing for work with the test An-132 and are training Antonov personnel with servicing of the system. [...]
SCAC to market Superjet in China
The manufacturer announced plans to open what is to become its first overseas client liaison office in Beijing by the end of this year [...]
Russo-Chinese wide-body to be assembled in China
The aircraft will have the seating capacity of up to 280 passengers and a range o 12,000 km [...]
Altair finds partner to distribute engineering software in Russia
US software specialist taps Progresstech to present its solutions to OEMs in Russia and the CIS [...]
SSJ 100 daily utilization grew 25% in 2015
Aircraft's producer SCAC has published the report on the cumulatie fleet's performance statistics [...]
Kronshtadt Group sells avionics business
Russia’s leading producer of aircraft simulators and cockpit equipment concedes its avionics division to Ramenskoye Avionics Design Bureau [...]
UAC eyes a share in a Belarusian aviation plant
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation is considering integrating a Belarusian military aircraft maintenance facility into its component supply chain [...]
CityJet’s second SSJ 100 enters service
The Russian-made aircraft with the EI-FWB tail number made its first commercial flight from Dublin to Rotterdam on July, 2 [...]
Flight tests of upgraded engines for An-124s slated for 2017
Certification tests of a twin-spool core of D-18Т engine, of 3М series, were started already in 2014 [...]
Russian Helicopters delivers fourth Mi-26 to China
The heavy-lift helicopter will be operated in the interests of Shandong forestry management [...]
Russia suspends production of An-148s
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will carry out its obligations to the Russian Defense Ministry before ceasing the An-148 production [...]
Russian Government spells out subsidizing rules for regional airliner projects
A likely candidate for government subsidies is the project to assemble L-410 regional turboprops in Yekaterinburg [...]
Russia and China agree on designing a wide-body
UAC and COMAC have created a 50/50 joint venture, which will be in charge of the new program [...]
Over 50% of L-410 components to be replaced with Russian-made products
Russian government wants local content added to the 19-seat turboprops assembled in Yekaterinburg [...]
Rosneft details order for AW189s
Delivery of the first batch of 30 helicopters for the Russian oil company are slated to begin in 2018 [...]
Assembly of first MC-21-200 to begin in 2017
Aviastar-SP plans to deliver airframe elements for two prototypes of the aircraft's shortened version to Irkutsk next year [...]
RDIF and Middle Eastern investors to buy up to 25% of Russian Helicopters
The amount of the deal may reach $600 million [...]
CityJet’s Superjet 100 makes first commercial flight
Russian-made aircraft took Irish national football team from Dublin to Paris for participation in the UEFA Cup championship [...]
MC-21 rolled out in Irkutsk
The first prototype will be used for flight testing [...]
Red Wings suspends commercial operation of SSJ 100
Suspension followed a scheduled inspection of base facilities, which revealed non-compliance with the regulative requirements [...]
Boeing training center opens at Skolkovo
The center combines aeronautic research and flight training facilities with two full-flight simulators [...]
Liebherr will supply integrated air management system for An-132D
The contract covers the delivery of the systems for four test aircraft [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of two more SSJ 100s
Both aircraft - 28th and 29th in the operator's fleet, are leased from Sberbank-Leasing [...]
Yakutia’s Superjet experience
Far-Eastern carrier is looking to expand its SSJ 100 fleet [...]
UWCA buys four L-410 aircraft
The first two 19-seat turboprops are expected to arrive at Yekaterinburg in July [...]
Thai Air Force to receive its first SSJ 100 by mid-September
Thailand has two of the Russian-built aircraft on order [...]
CityJet takes delivery of its first SSJ 100
The Irish airline, the first European operator of the Russian-built regional aircraft, has 15 SSJs on order [...]
Mil Mi-38 gets a launch customer
The helicopter was issued with the Russian type certificate in December 2015, production to start this year [...]
160 H135 helicopters to be assembled in Russia over next decade
The first four rotorcraft are planned for assembly at UWCA in 2017 [...]
Russian Helicopters pushing the High-Speed Helicopter Demonstrator to 450 km/h
The OEM plans to start flight-testing the aircraft in June [...]
US and Europe recognize transfer of certification functions to Russian Authorities
Acknowledgement of Russian authorities' certification power is important for the export of Russian-built aircraft [...]
Motor Sich to re-engine PZL W-3A Sokół Helicopter
Ukrainian engine-maker believes in the future of re-engined Polish rotorcraft [...]
FAA certifies engine for MC-21
The MC-21-300 version of the Russian new-generation narrow-body will be equipped with Prat & Whitney PW1431G geared turbofan engine [...]
Ka-62 helicopter takes its first flight
The program is about two years behind schedule [...]
UWCA receives preorders for 30 L-410 turboprops
Delivery schedule stretches to 2020, the customer is not disclosed [...]
NPO Saturn to increase production of SaM 146 engines
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 [...]
Superjet 100 celebrates five years
The aircraft is slowly but surely, gaining its market niche in the regional aircraft segment [...]
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft reclaims two SSJ 100s from Red Wings
The aircraft will allegedely be given over to Yakutia Airlines within the framework of SSJ 100 refinancing project [...]
L-410 assembly line construction begins in Yekaterinburg
The facility will be capable of producing up to 12 Czech regional turborpops per year [...]
Rosoboronexport buys a Tu-204-300 for corporate travel
The aircraft will receive auxiliary fuel tanks to extend its range, its cabin will be reconfigured to a VIP version [...]
Antonov assembles the first An-132 airframe
The PW150A engines are expected to be delivered befor the end of the month [...]
Russia sets up new aircraft certification body
The new Aviation Register will undertake the certification responsibilities that earlier the CIS-wide Interstate Aviation Committee had [...]
Mubadala Development interested in shares of Russian Helicopters
Rostec may sell up to 25% of its rotorcraft subsidiary to the Arab investment fund [...]