The Biplane-Like Il-96 Concept – When Crisis Sparked Creativity
The history of aviation is replete with projects that appear to be peculiar or even fanciful at first. Nevertheless, such concepts oftentimes arise during...
Russia Plans Cost Cuts as Il-114-300 Nears Wider Deployment in Far East
Yuri Trutnev, the Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to Russia's Far Eastern Federal District, has directed the Ministry of Industry and Trade and...
Russia Tests “Brain” of New Trainer Aircraft—Why the PNK-800 Matters
The UTS-800 aircraft is currently undergoing flight navigation system testing in Russia. The new PNK-800 flight navigation system, which was developed for the next-generation...
Why Making Airliners Is Now Harder Than Ever
The international civil aviation sector is experiencing one of the most complex phases in its history. Demand for commercial aircraft is increasing significantly as...
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...