Russia’s New Aircraft Are Flying to India the Long Way—And There’s a Geopolitical Reason
The departure of Russia's newest regional aircraft to Wings India 2026 is neither a symbolic PR flight or a standard exhibition transfer. It is...
Russia Tests Car Bodies for Its First Hydrogen Train
Russia has made major progress in the development of environmentally favorable rail transportation. New railcar bodies for a future hydrogen-powered train have been effectively...
Russia’s Tu-214 Goes to a 12-Day Assembly Cycle—Here’s Why It Matters
Anton Alihanov, the Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia, announced that the fuselage assembly cycle of the Tu-214 could be shortened to 12...
How Kazan Aircraft Plant Is Racing to Build Tu-214s at Scale
One of the most extensive modernization initiatives in its recent history is currently underway at the Kazan Aircraft Plant named after S.P. Gorbunov (KAZ),...
Russia’s PD-8 Jet Engine Survives Flock Bird Strike in Certification Test
The Russian aircraft engine PD-8 developed for the new Superjet 100 (also known as SJ-100 in Russian documentation), has effectively completed one of the...