Russian aircraft manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered a brand-new Ilyushin Il-96-300 airplane to the Rossiya special air detachment reporting to the Office of the Russian President. The aircraft built by the VASO plant had passed all of its factory and official tests, according to UAC’s press office. The Il-96-300 received by Rossiya has been made using Russian-man...
July 2016 AIM OF EMPEROR Group of companies was appointed as an exclusive Authorized Sales Representative for the new HondaJet HA-420 in Russia & CIS by HondaJet Central Europe, Honda Aircraft Exclusive Dealer and Distributor for Central Europe. This significant agreement was reached due to the vast experience of the group of companies, where Aircraft Management Company - Emperor Aviation...
The stake in Russian Helicopters intended for privatization can be increased to 49%, but so far none of Russian investors has showed interest in it, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told reporters. "To date, there is no investor. It does not mean a delay, it is "on stand-by". The main decision (about a possible increase of the stake to 49% -TASS) has been made. As for t...
The Russian Mi-38 medium multirole helicopter, fully assembled using Russian components, made its first flight as part of additional tests aimed at widening its range of applicability. This will increase the helicopter’s range of tasks and make it possible to use it for transporting passengers, among other missions. Additional certification tests of the Mi-38 helicopters aimed at widening...
Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) announced today that Russia’s Yakutia Airlines is the first airline in the Russian Federation to install and operate with Split Scimitar Winglets on its Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft leased from Fly Leasing Limited. Aviation Partners’ latest Winglet design, the Split Scimitar Winglet, uses existing Blended Winglet technology but adds new aerodyn...
The proposed Chinese-Russian widebody airliner will require investment of between $13 billion and $20 billion. Confirming the outline program budget at last week’s Farnborough International Airshow, Yuri Slyusar, president of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation, said that the final amount will depend on whether or not customer support arrangements will be able to use existing faciliti...
Aeroflot today announces that it has suspended sales and re-booking of tickets to Istanbul and Antalya for Russian citizens following the ban imposed on 16 July by the Russian aviation regulator, Rosaviatsia, on Russian citizens entering Turkey. The airline is continuing to sell tickets for flights departing from Turkey. Foreign citizens have an opportunity to book tickets from Russia to...
The executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, Maya Lomidze, said that charter flights between Russia and Turkey will not be reinstated in the current year. She said that during the talk between a delegation from Turkey and the management of relevant Russian departments, the Russian side raised the matter of safety of tourists, News.am reports. As a result, the s...
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Vladimir Korolyov congratulated naval aviation with 100th anniversary, spokesperson of the Russian Navy Captain Igor Dygalo said on Sunday. "Combat operations of the marine aviation were notable for unwavering resilience and courage, high combat activity and expertise," the Commander-in-Chief said in a congratulating telegram. "Traditions of...
JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) held a roll-out ceremony of two Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ) aircraft built for Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). The aircraft will be providing VIP transportation services for Thai top officials and government leaders as well as to the High Command of Thailand. The two SBJs are the company’s first business jets acquired by an overseas customer. &n...
Aeroflot will start evacuating Russians from Istanbul on July 17, a spokesman for the air carrier told TASS on Saturday. "Tomorrow, on July 17, Flight SU2134 Moscow - Istanbul will take off on schedule - at 9:25pm. The aircraft will fly empty to Istanbul, collect passengers from Turkey around 1am local time and return to Moscow on July 18," he said. Flight Su2142 will also arrive t...
"Another six helicopters of this type will be delivered until the end of the year," Aviation Enterprise Managing Director said The Russian Defense Ministry will receive six Mil Mi-8AMTSh choppers and three Mi-8AMTSh-VA 'Terminator' military and transport helicopters for Arctic operation this year, Ulan-Ude Aviation Enterprise Managing Director Leonid Belykh said on Fri...
