Air Transport Russia hints it can resume production of jetliners from the days of the Soviet Union Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said on Wednesday that, if necessary, the state-owned United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)… Ricardo MeierMarch 17, 2022 Read More
Defense Russia reportedly halted development of the Il-112V airlifter The Ilyushin Il-112V military transport aircraft program has been suspended indefinitely, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported on… Thiago VinholesFebruary 23, 2022 Read More
Defense A new Tu-160 bomber takes to the skies 40 years after first flight Tupolev on Wednesday carried out the maiden flight of a new Tu-160M supersonic bomber at its facilities in… Ricardo MeierJanuary 13, 2022 Read More
Air Transport 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,… Ricardo MeierDecember 28, 2021 Read More
Defense MiG-Sukhoi merger is approved by the UAC board of directors UAC (United Aircraft Corporation) announced this week that the merger between Sukhoi and MiG was approved by the… Ricardo MeierDecember 4, 2021 Read More
Air Transport UAC finishes first MC-21-300 with Russian-made composite wings Russia took another step towards nationalizing the production of its new commercial jet, the MC-21. Developed by Irkut,… Ricardo MeierNovember 30, 2021 Read More
Defense Russia makes new proposal to offer MiG-35 fighters to Argentina Although it has the Sino-Pakistan fighter JF-17 as its virtual favorite, the purchase of 12 combat aircraft by… Ricardo MeierOctober 26, 2021 Read More
Air Transport First CR929 wide-body started to be manufactured, says China Production of the CR929 first prototype would have started in China, the Jiefang Daily newspaper reported on Thursday.… Ricardo MeierSeptember 2, 2021 Read More
Air Transport Il-112V crash may affect the Il-114-300 turboprop program The UAC denied having determined that the Il-114-300 regional turboprop would no longer participate in Army 2021, a… Ricardo MeierAugust 19, 2021 Read More
Air Transport Russian airline Aurora signs deal for 19 Il-114-300 turboprops UAC announced the signing of a letter of intent to purchase 19 Il-114-300 regional turboprops with the airline… Ricardo MeierJuly 22, 2021 Read More
Defense New Russian fighter appears before debut The secret kept by the UAC and Rostec regarding the new Russian military aircraft was short-lived. On Thursday,… Ricardo MeierJuly 16, 2021 Read More
Defense New Russian fighter to be revealed in 20th July Rostec and UAC this week announced the unveiling of a new military aircraft during the MAKS-2021 Air Show,… Ricardo MeierJuly 14, 2021 Read More
Air Transport Irkut MC-21-310 gets paint and arrives at Zhukovsky to continue flight tests The MC-21-310 test aircraft arrived at the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukosvky this week, UAC announced. The… Ricardo MeierJuly 7, 2021 Read More
Defense Air Transport UAC takes another step in creating an aerospace giant After the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian aerospace industry found itself in an existential… Ricardo MeierJuly 4, 2021 Read More
Defense MiG-35, the rejected fighter, will go into production Called by MiG Aircraft Corporation a generation 4++ multirole fighter, the MiG-35 is finally close to going into… Ricardo MeierMay 11, 2021 Read More
Air Transport Ilyushin Il-96-400M should only have two aircraft produced – report UAC is not expected to mass-produce the Il-96-400M, the Russian newspaper Vedomosti said, citing sources. Assembled by Voronezh… Ricardo MeierApril 19, 2021 Read More
Air Transport Despite trade restrictions, the MC-21 jetliner will debut in 2022, says UAC Russian state technology company Rostec and its aerospace arm UAC have ensured that the next gen MC-21-300 commercial… Ricardo MeierApril 15, 2021 Read More
Defense Il-112V turboprop returns to flight after two years First military transport aircraft developed in Russia after the end of the Soviet Union, the Il-112V completed its… Ricardo MeierMarch 30, 2021 Read More
Defense Russia to join MiG and Sukhoi in a single company Russia intends to bring its main aeronautical companies together in a single organization in order to reduce costs… Ricardo MeierMarch 20, 2021 Read More
Air Transport New Russian turboprop Il-114-300 completes maiden flight Ilyushin Il-114-300, the new Russian regional turboprop, made its maiden flight on Wednesday at Zhukovsky airfield, the day… Ricardo MeierDecember 17, 2020 Read More