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Saturn Design Bureau’s PD-8 has completed ground testing in time for flight trials to start “later this year.”

A draft report prepared by Russia’s Ministry of Transport projects a drop in traffic of between 24 and 48 percent over the next three years.

New hubs in the south of Russia allow the country’s airlines to serve international destinations with SSJ100s.

Sanctions imposed by the West have forced Russian industry to scrap plans for the Pratt & Whitney-powered MC-21-300.

Russia’s Kazan Aviation Production Association plans to start shipping new Tu-214 narrow-bodies in 2024.

Aeroflot, S7, UTair are among 21 airlines added to the EU’s Air Safety List.

The start of shipments of the Su-30SM2 to the Russian Air and Space Force is sparking interest in new variants from Malaysia and India.

CR929 partners UAC and Comac have set a first flight target of 2025 amid questions about engine availability.

Developers expect to win Russian certification for the Aurus business jet later this year.

Now stationed in Russia’s coldest republic, the MC-21-300 has reached the halfway mark of a repeat cold-soak test.

Russia’s Kronshtadt is showing an armed, satcom-equipped version of the Orion-E MALE UCAV for the first time outside Russia.

The Kremlin has committed $1.83 billion in funding support for the “Superjet-New.”

Continuing economic sanctions by the West has raised the possibility of Russian aircraft sales to Iran and Syria, in particular.

Under a new government funding plan, the Il-96 airliner would be fitted with new PD-35 turbofans to provide an improved alternative to Western aircraft.

The 15th edition of the Russian Business Aviation Exhibition (RUBAE) opened at Moscow Vnukovo Airport on September 8.

Business aviation has been recovering from the shock caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, but its complete return to normalcy will not happen until next year.

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed habits and ways of Russian business travelers, according to speakers at a recent Russian bizav conference.

With Russian government funding, the country's aerospace sector wants to take supersonic technologies to new levels to make a new generation SST viable.

The Taliban grants Russian airliners access to Kabul Airport to evacuate Afghan asylum seekers.

While the SSJ100 and Il-114-300 airliners have received new orders, the new MC-21 model is struggling, prompting Russia's government to show its support.

The Irkut MC-21 and SSJ100 would become the main beneficiaries of a $25 billion allocation from the Russian government.

Comac and UAC have shortlisted several suppliers for the CR929 widebody.

United Engine Corporation has assembled the first PD-8 engine core.

The Mi-8/17 series helicopters remain in widespread use worldwide.

The first deliverable copy of the MC-21 will feature Russian-made composites in its wings.

High-temperature superconductivity specialist SuperOx is providing a new electric motor and generator for a converted Yak-40 regional airliner.

Common Klimov engines in the Il-114 and Il-112 airlifter continue to present concerns.

The MC-21 narrowbody gets set for cold-weather trials in northern Russia.

Post-Covid business aircraft traffic in Europe “returned to some kind of normal” in August but has since dipped below 2019 levels.

Russia has opened a design competition as Tupolev and TsAGI progress on supersonic projects.