Russia’s SJ-100 Faces Another Delay: Certification Now Pushed Into 2027
Russia’s import-substituted SJ-100 regional passenger aircraft is now expected to receive its revised type certificate only toward the end of 2026 or possibly in...
Su-57 Can ‘Freeze’ in Mid-Air: Russia Says Its Wildest Maneuver Has a Combat Purpose
Su-57 demonstrations have long faced criticism for their impressive but irrelevant post-stall maneuvers, near-zero-speed pitch-ups, and dramatic directional changes during airshows. Nevertheless, Rostec has...
Why Russia Put a Second Cockpit in the Su-57—The Real Reason Is Not Training
Russia is positioning the Su-57D, a two-seat aircraft, as a much more ambitious version of a conventional trainer. The aircraft is being developed as...
Russia’s Il-114-300 Makes Vladivostok Debut—Major Regional Aviation Shift Ahead
The first Il-114-300 regional passenger aircraft are expected to begin arriving in Russia’s Far East in 2028, marking a major step in the region’s...
Russia’s New MC-21 Airliner Moves Closer to Airline Service With Second Aircraft
The second serial-production MC-21-310 has now been transferred from final assembly to the flight-test department at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, marking another major milestone...