Aviation

How Did the Il-114-300 Reach Vladivostok With a 1,400-km Range?

The flight of the new Russian turboprop Il-114-300 from Zhukovsky near Moscow to Vladivostok ahead of the Eastern Economic Forum naturally raised a question:...

Russia Sends SJ-100 to Minsk for a Critical Test—Here’s What Yakovlev Is Checking

The Russian SJ-100 import-substitution programme has entered another important stage—the third experimental plane arrived in Belarus for certification tests of its autonomous flight control system....

Russia’s 9-Seat VIP An-74D Turns Heads at RUBAE 2026

One of the most interesting aircraft at the 2026 Russian Business Aviation Exhibition RUBAE 2026 was an Antonov An-74D operated by JSC Uktus Airlines....

Russia Just Locked In 90 More MC-21s—And Aeroflot’s Fleet Is About to Change

Russia has made a major step toward the establishment of the MC-21 as the foundation of its domestic passenger fleet by signing a contract...

Russia’s Superjet Bottleneck Is Getting Serious—The PD-8 Question

Russia is moving toward another important step in the localization of its import-substituted Superjet program, with the assembly of PD-8 engines potentially being established...

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