MC-21’s fuselage is delivered to TsAGI for endurance tests
Endurance tests will confirm the design’s suitability in terms of fatigue strength and operational survivability [...]
UAC
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 [...]
Full-size mock-up of Sino-Russian CR929 wide-body debuts in Zhuhai
More requests for proposals from suppliers for the wide-body will be issued this year [...]
Rostec gains control over Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation
The resulting structure resembles that of the Soviet Union’s Ministry of Aviation [...]
Aeroflot to purchase 100 Russian-made SSJ100 regional aircraft
The agreement, subject to corporate approval, is the largest in the recent history of the Russian airline [...]
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 [...]
INSIGHT: Review of United Aircraft Corporation’s commercial projects
Russia's UAC estimates its share of the global 80-120-seat regional jet market is 37.5 per cent [...]
Second MC-21 prototype is transferred to Zhukovsky
Aircraft switches from Irkutsk to continue the project’s test programme [...]
PHOTO: MC-21’s second flight-capable prototype receives new colour scheme
It offers a demonstration of the airframe surface’s high quality [...]
Sino-Russian next-gen CR929 wide-body airliner moves another step forward
Russia's UAC and China’s COMAC approve the general layout of CRAIС CR929 aircraft [...]
Moody’s downgrades rating of Russia’s Irkut
Ratings agency downgrades MC-21 aircraft producer's rating to B1 from Ba3; stable outlook [...]
Russia and France agree to re-engine Russian amphibious aircraft
UEC-Saturn and Safran Aircraft Engines sign a framework agreement to re-engine Russia’s Be-200 fire-fighter [...]
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 [...]
Iran signs agreement for 40 SSJ100R Russian regional jets
The ‘R’ designation indicates an enhanced number of Russian-made components [...]
Russia’s S7 Group signs up for the possibility of 75 Sukhoi Superjets
Deliveries of the shorter-version SSJ75 may begin in 2022 [...]
Russia’s Red Wings is revealed as customer for Bombardier CS300s
Russian airline agrees operational lease order for six CS300 aircraft [...]
UAC announces Il-96 production targets until 2025
The Russian manufacturer plans to maintain the production rate for this type at 2-2.5 aircraft per year. [...]
Russo-Chinese CR929 program passes critical design review
The suppliers are to be selected by mid-2019 [...]
MC-21 prototype completes first flight from Zhukovsky
The aircraft spent over three hours in the air [...]
MC-21 prototype arrives at Zhukovsky for certification tests
A second prototype is expected to join the flight test program in December [...]
Government prepared to reduce share in Russia’s revamped UAC
The reorganized entity will be known as Irkut Corporation [...]
Russo-Chinese widebody airliner given official name
The UAC and COMAC say the designation will help them better integrate the future aircraft into their product ranges [...]
Irkut, SCAC to be merged into UAC corporate center
Irkut Corporation, the manufacturer of the MC-21-300 airliner, will be responsible for commercial aviation programs [...]
MAKS: Interjet confirms interest in 10 more SSJ100s
The carrier is the largest SSJ100 operator outside Russia with 22 aircraft [...]
MAKS: GTLK places order for 50 Il-114-300s
The contract was signed by UAC Vice-President Vladislav Masalov (left) and GTLK CEO Sergey Khramagin [...]
MAKS: Aeroflot firms up order for 20 Superjets
The original deal was signed in 2015 [...]
INSIGHT: Ten business briefings not to miss at MAKS 2017
Who will gain most from the event’s innovative extended business program? [...]
SSJ100 wing found strong enough for winglets
The wing loading tests were conducted at Aviatest Center in Riga [...]
Russia’s MC-21 airliner makes first flight
It became the first Russian-made narrowbody commercial passenger aircraft designed in the post-Soviet era. [...]
Russo-Chinese joint venture set up to design new widebody
The new aircraft is to come in three versions and with two engine options [...]
Russian-Chinese widebody passenger airliner project officially launched
The joint venture will be headquartered in Shanghai Free-Trade Zone and led by a Chinese senior manager [...]
SSJ 100 manufacturer gets a new president
The management changes start the transformation of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft into UAC commercial aviation division [...]
Improved Ilyushin Il-96 airliner to fly in 2019
The new Il-96-400M variant will be 9.65 m longer than the existing Il-96-300 passenger aircraft. [...]
Assembly of Il-114 to be launched at MiG facility
The first prototype of the reborn regional turboprop is planned to be built in 2018 [...]
Russian aerospace industry to be subsidized out of oil revenues
The country’s aerospace manufacturers are expected to get over 6 billion rubles for Il-114 and Il-96 aircraft programs. [...]
UAC’s outlook for passenger aircraft in Russia gets more optimistic
The Russian manufacturer forecasts the domestic market will require 1,130 new airliners [...]
Russia’s UAC looks for efficiency and increased civil sales
The Russian aircraft manufacturer announced new development strategy until 2035 [...]
Russia and China plan to jointly build up to 1,000 widebodies until 2045
The first flight of the joint aircraft is now planned for 2023 [...]
UAC might transit to single-stock
The restructuring plan should begin to be implemented next year [...]
The Russian-Chinese aircraft makes another step closer to reality
The Russian side approved the establishment of the joint venture that will run the project [...]
China to launch licensed production of Beriev Be-103 seaplanes
The light piston engine amphibian is to be upgraded before the productions starts in China [...]
Russo-Chinese aircraft mockup debuts at Airshow China
The new widebody airliner should enter service by 2027 [...]
INTERVIEW: New level of cooperation
Yuri Slyusar, president of the United Aircraft Corporation, told about the joint Russo-Chinese projects presented at Arishow China 2016 [...]
Russian government to allocate $262 million for aerospace industry in 2017
The most of the funds are intended for supporting Ilyushin Il-114 and Il-96 programs [...]
INSIGHT: Russian aviation faces strong head winds
Weak demand for new airliners worsens Russian aircraft manufacturers' shaky positions in the domestic market. [...]
UAC receives state support for Russo-Chinese widebody program
The Russian government will allocate over $15M until 2018 for research and development of the wide-body aircraft, which will be assembled in China [...]
Ex-Boeing exec to head SCAC
Kamil Gainutdinov, currently regional sales director at Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, will become president of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft in a corporate management shift [...]