Russia’s New MC-21-210 Is Smaller—But It Could Fly Much Farther
The MC-21 program in Russia is scheduled to receive a new variant that is capable of flying a greater distance than the baseline MC-21-310...
IL-96-400M vs. A350-1000: What Happens When Both Carry 40 Tonnes?
The Airbus A350-1000 and Russia's Il-96-400M are both large widebody aircraft that are designed to transport substantial cargo and hundreds of passengers over long...
From Antarctica to India: The Pilot Behind Russia’s New Regional Airliner Speaks
Sergey Sukhar, an Honored Test Pilot of Russia, has operated aircraft for more than thirty years, in which errors are quantified in lives rather...
Why CFM’s LEAP-1A Outperforms Russia’s PD-14 in Key Areas
Russia's PD-14 turbofan has become one of the country's most important civil aviation achievements in decades. This is the first entirely modern Russian commercial...
Russia’s Chief Test Pilot Reveals Why the Il-76 Refuses to Retire
The Il-76 is far more than just a military transport aircraft for Sergei Sukhar, Honored Test Pilot of Russia and Chief Pilot of the...