Can Two PD-35 Engines Revive Russia’s Aging Il-96 Wide-Body Jet?
Russia’s civil aviation sector is once again evaluating the future prospects of its largest domestically built passenger aircraft, the Ilyushin Il-96. The United Aircraft...
A Bigger Superjet SJ-Next? Yakovlev Revisits SSJ-130 and SSJ-SV Concepts
PJSC Yakovlev is once again reevaluating the future of Russia’s regional aviation—this time with a distinct emphasis on scope. The company confirmed that it...
Russia Prepares Industrial Testing of TM16 Gas Turbine in 2026
In 2025, Russia finalized the development and performed bench testing of a new industrial gas turbine engine, the TM16, with a power output of...
Russia Breaks U.S. Monopoly in Critical Aircraft Avionics
For many decades, the international market for essential aircraft avionics—particularly airborne collision avoidance systems (ACWS) and ground proximity warning systems (GPWS)—has been predominantly led...
Why Russia Abandoned a New Wide-Body Jet to Rescue the MC-21
The Russian government has sanctioned a major reallocation of aviation funding priorities, permitting the diversion of unused budget allocations initially designated for the development...