A third of Russia’s commercial aircraft fleet is being cannibalized – report
Ukraine’s intelligence service claims to have hacked into the servers of Rosaviatsiya, Russia’s civil aviation agency, and revealed…
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“Russian Boeing” will be called Yakovlev
The Irkut Corporation, a Russian manufacturer that develops the MC-21 jetliner and also took over the SSJ-New model,…
First SSJ-NEW prototype is prepared for maiden flight
Irkut transferred the first prototype of the SSJ-NEW to the flight test area, reported the United Aircraft Corporation…
Not so Russian: Irkut SSJ-NEW jetliner will first fly with French design engine
The SSJ-NEW, an all-Russian version of the SSJ100 regional jet, won’t be all that Russian. At least the…
SSJ-New jet will start production in 2024
Shaken by the lack of imported components, the Russian SSJ100 jetliner is being completely reformulated to overcome this…
Russian jetliner MC-21 will cost half as much as a Boeing 737
New jetliner from Russia, the Irkut MC-21 is on “sale”. In an interview with TASS, Sergey Chemezov, CEO…
Russian jetliner Irkut MC-21 completes static tests
Moscow’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) and Irkut Corporation, part of the Russian state group United Aircraft Corporation (UAC),…
Russian jetliner MC-21 appears with Rossiya Airlines livery
A new jetliner that could help solve Russia’s air transport crisis, the Irkut MC-21 appeared for the first…
Russia moves forward with development of the all-domestic SSJ-New jet
Russia is racing against the clock to put a genuinely domestic airliner into production. After receiving Western sanctions…
Russian carrier shuts down most of its Superjets due to lack of Western parts
Yakutia Airlines, a Russian carrier based in Yaktusk, in the country’s far east, recently had to cannibalize two…
First MC-21 test aircraft flies with PD-14 engines
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) conducted the first flight of the MC-21 registration 73051 equipped with Russian PD-14 engines.…
First MC-21 test aircraft about to replace PW engines for PD-14
Determined to obtain certification for the MC-21-310 passenger jet, Russia is completing the replacement of Pratt & Whitney’s…
MC-21 jetliner prototype is swapping Western engines for Russian PD-14 turbofan
The MC-21-310 jetliner has just completed its 100th flight, an important milestone for the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC),…
Russian jetliner SSJ-New to perform maiden flight in 2023
Irkut prepares the first flight of the SSJ-New regional jet for 2023 in hopes of starting series production…
Russian SSJ100 regional jets are already suffering from engine parts shortages
The effect of Western sanctions on air travel in Russia has begun to hit the SSJ100 regional jet,…
Russia to seek partners in BRICS and Arab countries to produce MC-21
Russia has already abandoned plans to put into service the MC-21-300 jetliner, which uses Western engines and components,…
New Russian jetliners are also being affected by trade sanctions
Commercial aviation in Russia is not only affected by the suspension of technical support for aircraft made in…
Irkut MC-21-300 is certified in Russia
The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia), Russia’s civil aviation authority, issued the type certificate for the MC-21-300 jet,…
MC-21-300 with composite domestic wings flies for the first time
The most advanced Russian-developed jetliner, the MC-21-300 took off on Saturday from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant airfield for…
Russian jetliner MC-21 performs test flights with passengers
Irkut is carrying out passenger test flights with its new MC-21-300 commercial jet. According to Rostec, the Russian…