53 Russian Aircraft Engines Face Inspection—What Went Wrong Inside the PS-90?
Rosaviatsiya, the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia, has initiated an extraordinary inspection of 53 PS-90 family aircraft engines in response to the identification...
Certified and Ready—But Where Are Russia’s Tu-214 Aircraft?
The Tu-214 program at the Kazan Aviation Plant appears significantly less remarkable in comparison to Irkutsk, where the third serial-production MC-21-310 has been assembled...
Russia Repaints Volga-Dnepr’s Il-76 With Domestic Paint After Years of Foreign Coatings
A Volga-Dnepr cargo aircraft has emerged as the latest example of Russia’s effort to replace imported aviation materials with domestically developed alternatives. The airline's...
MC-21 Enters the Production Race: 90 Aircraft, Four Years, One Big Challenge
The Irkutsk Aviation Plant has unveiled a comprehensive manufacturing plan for the second batch of MC-21 aircraft bought by Aeroflot, giving a clearer picture...
Russia’s SJ-100 Gets a “Dark Factory” as Khabarovsk Plant Shifts to Aircraft Production
Khabarovsk Krai is creating another key node in the production chain for the Russian regional aircraft SJ-100. One of the region’s companies is significantly...