Russian Aircraft manufacturer Irkut has successfully completed the assembly of second flight-test aircraft MC-21-300. The airframer said to have improvised the finding from it first test flight 10 mon…
Russia Airforce plane crashes in Syria, killing all 39 aboard.
A Russian Air Force transport plane AN-26 (RF-92955) crashed in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 people aboard. The plane reported to have lost height on landing and crashed about 500 meters short of …
Russia enters Iranian Aviation Market.
Photo Credit: Airliners.net Russian-built Sukhoi Superjet 100 enters into Iranian aviation market as Boeing and Airbus delay the deliveries. Iran placed around $44billion worth of airplane orders from…
Saratov Airlines AN-148 crashed, killing all 71 onboard
A Saratov Airlines AN-148 with 71 people onboard has crashed near the Argunovo village in Russia. The flight 6W 703 departed from Moscow-Domodedovo Airport at 14:21 LT and lost control and crashed 7 m…
Battery charger catches fire aboard Aeroflot A320
Photo: Ruptly Fire aboard a passenger plane after safe landing at Volgograd, Russia. A passenger’s portable battery charger caught fire in an Aeroflot Airbus A320, Reg VQ-BPU, flight #SU1182 fro…
Russia began testing its “New” Tu-160 Blackjack Supersonic Bomber
Photo Credit: Russia In RSA Russia has began test flying its new Tupolev Tu-160M Blackjack supersonic strategic bomber. The first test flight took to the skies last week and President Putin witnessed …
Russia restores the first supersonic passenger jet.
The first stage of restoration of the first supersonic passenger aircraft Tu-144 has completed. The aircraft is standing hear the building of Kazan Aviation Institute (KAI) on Chetaeva Street in Russi…
MC-21-300 has passed the wing-strength test: Russian ministry confirms
Russian ministry of industry has declared that MC-21-300 has passed a crucial strength test for its composite wing. The wing had been undergoing stress testing at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institut…
The new Rostov-on-Don Airport will officially open on December 7
The new Rostov-on-Don Airport in Russia will officially open on 7 December 2017. It will replace older airfield and all airlines will switch their operation from the new Airport from December 7th. Fol…
Irkut MC-21 wing box passes all the tests, has 205 orders in hand.
Moscow-based Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute has completed the latest phase of tests on the wing box of Irkut MC-21in mid-November, in order to ensure the safety of the aircraft. Further stress tes…