Russia’s Rostec considers three development scenarios for United Aircraft Corporation
All three plans require substantial governmental financial help [...]
Industry
MC-21 adds a further 20 potential ‘soft orders’ to its sales portfolio
Yakutia and Bek Air are the latest customers for the new Russian airliner [...]
Interview: Randy Tinseth, marketing vice president for Boeing
“We're really focused on mitigating the impact of 737 MAX grounding and supporting our customers in a variety of forms” [...]
Interview: Julien Franiatte, head of Airbus Russia
"We always welcome competition and we’re happy to see a third or a fourth player" [...]
Russian supersonics for VIP passengers
TsAGI is continuing to develop a supersonic business jet concept [...]
Russian scientific research institute introduces a part-3D-printed, jet-powered UAV
State research centre VIAM has set up the infrastructure for in-house additive manufacturing technology [...]
Russia’s MC-21 aircraft to make its long-awaited public debut
Three MC-21-300 test aircraft will be proffered at MAKS air show [...]
Russia’s aircraft industry is endeavouring to preserve its key competences
The Russian commercial aircraft industry is at the crossroads between international cooperation and the phasing-out of imports [...]
Aeroflot won’t get compensation for delayed MC-21
Delivery schedule of Russia’s advanced narrowbody is pushed to 2021 [...]
Rostec takes ownership of 83 per cent of UAC
Russia’s state-owned monster has moved quickly to acquire the shares of the parent company of Sukhoi, MiG and Irkut [...]
Russian government challenges ‘grace periods’ for aircraft imports
A trade-in opportunity is also among measures proposed to support Russian-made aircraft [...]
Superjet 100 loses its Sukhoi nametag
All of SCAC’s shares are now under the control of Irkut, and Superjet 100 is no longer designated as a Sukhoi project [...]
Assembly of the first Ilyushin IL-96-400M kicks off at Voronezh
The design documentation for the aircraft is being finalised [...]
Russia to account for three per cent of global airliner demand up to 2037
Russian airlines’ demand for new aircraft is estimated at 1,290, predicts latest UAC forecast [...]
Rostec gains control over Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation
The resulting structure resembles that of the Soviet Union’s Ministry of Aviation [...]
Russia curtails production of the Antonov An-148 regional jet
As Ukraine announces its first order for the stretched An-158 version [...]
Wings of the Future 2018 forum will help to re-shape the industry
Eurasia’s premier industry get-together takes off in Moscow in less than a month [...]
Sukhoi to cut Superjet deliveries and focus on aftersales support
Russian aircraft producer commits to improving SSJ100 customer relations [...]
EASA flight test team joins Russia’s MC-21 certification trials
Russia is working on advanced MC-21 European certification [...]
Russian engine for the MC-21 airliner passes icing tests
PD-14 is poised to win Russian type certificate in the coming weeks [...]
Russian government changes its plans regarding financing of IL-96-400M
The four billion rubles previously allocated for the purchase of the wide-body airliner have now been reallocated [...]
MC-21 aircraft passes tests for night landings
Navigation, landing and exterior lighting equipment all performed as expected [...]
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft posts a $12 million loss in first half of 2018
Russian regional jet’s share of global regional jet market deliveries declined [...]
Russia’s MC-21-300 will be less expensive than western counterparts
The new Russian narrow-body’s list price is set at US$96.1 million [...]
Second MC-21 prototype is transferred to Zhukovsky
Aircraft switches from Irkutsk to continue the project’s test programme [...]
ATC launches the production of composite aircraft components in Georgia
The Israeli-Georgian JV is to start producing and exporting parts in early 2019 [...]
Moody’s downgrades rating of Russia’s Irkut
Ratings agency downgrades MC-21 aircraft producer's rating to B1 from Ba3; stable outlook [...]
Russian aircraft manufacturers may be exempted from VAT
Russian government reviews the bill regarding VAT payments for civil aerospace industry companies [...]
A second MC-21-300 prototype joins flight test programme
One year has elapsed since the maiden flight of the first prototype of Russia’s new-generation airliner [...]
Georgia’s ATC ambitious to supply composites to Airbus, Boeing
Neither airframer has as yet addressed the MRO provider [...]
Russia needs new approach to developing aerospace technologies
The existing system no longer works properly, says the head of Zhukovsky Institute [...]
Russia’s MC-21 airliner makes first flight
It became the first Russian-made narrowbody commercial passenger aircraft designed in the post-Soviet era. [...]
Budget support for Russian aircraft makers cut again
The government has reduced the total budget of the 2013-2025 aviation program by 11.4% [...]