Extra-long Russian Il-96-400M jumbo jet takes off for first flight: video
A newly designed stretched Russian Ilyushin Il-96-400M jumbo jet has taken off for its maiden flight. Details about…
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UAC confirms downgraded role in China-Russia CRAIC CR929 program
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) confirmed that it has downgraded its role in the CRAIC CR929 program from joint-venture…
Did China kick Russia off the CRAIC CR929 program?
With the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) setting up a booth at the Paris Air Show 2023…
Putin displeased with 2023 aircraft orders, clashes with Minister of Trade
The finalization of aircraft orders from Russian aviation manufacturers for 2023 is not moving forward fast enough, the…
Russia announces delivery of four new Su-57s, total number remains unclear
Four new Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets, built in 2022, have been transferred to Russian Aerospace Forces, according…
Ahead of schedule? Russia’s first MC-21 receives Rossiya livery
Several photos of the first Irkut MC-21 narrow-body airliner painted with Rossiya livery surfaced online ahead of the…
Russia will deliver just half of its planned SSJ100s in 2022: report
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will deliver just 10 of a planned 19 Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jets…
Russia’s UAC patents the appearance of the Checkmate fighter jet
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), the conglomerate which controls Sukhoi and other major Russian aircraft manufacturers, received a patent…
Sukhoi and MiG no more: Russia finishes UAC merger
Russia has completed the long-running merger of Sukhoi and MiG, combining them into one company under United Aircraft…
Russia’s UAC to begin restoration work on Il-96, Tu-204 and An-124 aircraft
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) received subsidies to remove old aircraft from storage and restore them to a…
Russia considers reviving Il-96 and Tu-214 programs
Russia is considering ramping up two of its Soviet-era aircraft programs, the Ilyushin Il-96 and the Tupolev Tu-214. …
Russia’s first serial Irkut MC-21 takes off
The first serial production Irkut MC-21, the latest airliner from Russia, has completed its maiden flight. The aircraft is the first of…
Delivery of Russia’s first MC-21 scheduled for September 2022
Rossiya, a subsidiary of Aeroflot, will take delivery of the first Irkut MC-21 airliner in September 2022, making…
Russia’s Sukhoi and MiG to be merged into one company under UAC
Two of Russia’s most famous aircraft manufacturers, Sukhoi and MiG, are going to be merged into one company under the…
Russia begins building airframe for CR929 prototype
AeroComposit, a subsidiary of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), has commenced work on the airframe for the CR929,…
Drones, delays and 6th gen jets: Russia’s UAC publishes strategy update
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has a new strategy that offers snippets of information on Russia’s plans for…
Another flagship down: Russia cancels mass-production of new Il-96-400M
Only two Il-96-400Ms are going to be built, the sources say, painting a grim future for the new…
Rostec to merge UAC, Sukhoi, MiG into single facility
The Russian state corporation Rostec announced that the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), and the fighter manufacturers Sukhoi and…