Russia Pushes Aviation Forward as PD-8 Engine Survives Extreme 150-Hour Test
One of the most challenging and lengthy certification trials, a 150-hour block test conducted under maximum operational loads, has been effectively completed by the...
Morocco Tests Russia’s SJ-100—And Finds a Critical Advantage Over CRJ-1000
Royal Air Maroc, Morocco's national carrier, carried out a test flight of the Yakovlev SJ-100 passenger aircraft, which is entirely import-substituted by Russia. The...
Il-114-300 Awaits Type Certificate as New Climate Flight Tests Are Already Lined Up
The Il-114-300, a Russian regional turboprop aircraft, has achieved a significant milestone in its extensive development program. The Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya,...
How Russia Plans to Push the MC-21 Past 5,000 km Without Redesigning It
The MC-21 is a flagship product of the Irkut Corporation within the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and one of the most ambitious civil aviation...
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...