China Ready To Provide Aircraft Components To Russia
China is ready to supply aircraft components to Russian carriers despite western sanctions. China is ready to supply components to Russia and is organizing such cooperation, China’s ambassador to Russia,…
Russian Aircraft Manufacturers Lobbying To Replace Western Built Aircraft
The Union of Aircraft Manufacturers of Russia (UAMR) has responded to western sanctions, arguing the number of foreign aircraft in Russia should be reduced. The UAMR flight safety committee says…
Russia Authorises Five Domestic Companies To Produce Spare Parts For Western Aircraft
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (FATA) has authorised five domestic aerospace companies to produce spare parts for western-built aircraft in response to sanctions on Russian carriers prevented from importing the spares. Russian business newspaper Vedomosti,…
Russia Plans To Certify MC-21 And Sukhoi SuperJet By End 2023
The Russian government has disclosed the Irkut MC-21 and Sukhoi Superjet aircraft programs are moving forward despite sanctions, with certifications planned to be complete by end of 2023. State owned Russian news agency TASS reports that deputy prime minister Yury Borisov held a meeting on the…
Far Eastern Russia’s Kamchatka Airlines Ceases Operations Due To Lack Of Western Aircraft
Kamchatka Airlines, in far eastern Russia, is ceasing operations, because the lease on its only aircraft, a Cessna Grand Caravan EX 206B, has expired and its contract for three more…
Russia Testing Domestically-Developed PD-8 Engine For Sukhoi Superjet
Russian Rostec’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) has successfully completed ground bench tests and is now advancing to flight testing of its PD-8 jet engine, as part of Russia’s push to…