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Sukhoi unveils innovative SportJet

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, the producer of the Superjet 100 new-generation regional jet for the global market, has introduced the concept of a new aircraft with the cabin designed to fly professional sports teams, at Farnborough International Airshow 2016. The SportJet by Sukhoi will be the third product in the range of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft alongside the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) and the Sukhoi...

First international customer for aircraft painting hangar

At the end of April the ENGINEERING Holding’s aircraft painting division returned a fully repainted Boeing 757-200 to the Kazakhstan’s national carrier Air Astana. The project was a milestone for both partners. The paint shop of the S7 ENGINEERING (part of the Engineering Holding) at Mineralnye Vody Airport served its first international customer. Whereas Kazakhs...

Russia tests sixth-generation fighter elements on fifth-generation jet

Separate elements of Russia’s sixth-generation fighter are already being tested on fifth-generation - Sukhoi PAK FA fighters (Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation), Vladimir Mikheyev, advisor to the First Deputy Director General of Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET, a subsidiary of Rostec State Corporation) told TASS in an interview Monday. Back in early March repo...

Aeroflot’s Pobeda hits 2 million passenger mark for 2016

Pobeda, the low-cost subsidiary of PJSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker:AFLT), has carried 2 million passengers since the start of 2016, reaching the mark two months earlier than in 2015. More than 5 million passengers have flown with Pobeda since it started operations in late 2014. Andrey Kalmykov, CEO of Pobeda, said: “Demand in the Russian market for low-cost fligh...

Russian airports neglect bird hazard — airline CEO

Russian airports are neglecting the rules of ornithological protection, low-cost airline Pobeda CEO Andrei Kalmykov said in an interview with journalists on Wednesday. Pobeda, which is part of Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot, has sent letters with the relevant warnings to the Russian Transport Ministry and the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia), the chief executive said. &qu...

Investigative Committee: technical fault, pilot error key versions of Il-76 incident

Technical fault and pilot error are the key versions of the incident with the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s Il-76 aircraft in the Irkutsk Region, a senior investigator told TASS. "Investigative bodies have organized a pre-investigation check over the failure to get in touch by the Il-76 plane. Two versions are considered: aircraft technical fault and pilot error. The versions are pr...

Russian Helicopters and Rosoboronexport deliver first 2 Mi-17V-5 helicopters to Serbia

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, delivered two medium military-transport helicopters to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Serbia.  The rotorcraft was manufactured at Kazan Helicopter Plant. The delivery was carried out under a contract signed by Rosoboronexport.   The agreement was signed in September 2015 and was fulfilled on time.  In addition to...

Ansat helicopter take-off weight rises to 3600kg

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, has received an approval to increase the take-off weight of the Ansat light multirole helicopter produced at Kazan Helicopter Plant.     Russian Helicopters specialists have finished work on increasing the take-off weight of the Ansat light multirole helicopter from 3,300 to 3,600 kg.  The change will increase the helico...

Moscow Domodedovo Airport shares the position of ACI Europe on terrorist threats

Airports Council International – European region ( ACI Europe), an association representing Europe’s airports with over 500 airport members in 45 states, has published a statement in the wake of tragic events in Brussels. It summarises experience of European airports in security provision.  Moscow Domodedovo Airport - a member of this highly reputable international organiz...

Aeroflot announces results of AGM 2016

Aeroflot held its Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM). Aeroflot shareholders elected the new composition of the Board of Directors and adopted decisions on the other agenda items. The AGM approved a motion not to declare and not to pay a dividend on ordinary shares of PJSCAeroflot for the 2015 financial year. The resolution followed the recommendation of Aeroflot’s...

St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2016 in business aviation

St. Petersburg Business Aviation Center "Pulkovo-3" (operated by "JetPort SPb") gave statistics for St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2016 - 272 aircraft and 1,473 passengers. 15 June 2016. 101 aircraft served on arrival and 39 on departure 16 June 2016. 72 aircraft served on arrival of 51 on departure 17 June 2016. 49 aircraft served on arrival and 76 on dep...

Russia, China sign deal to cooperate in building heavy helicopter

The Russian and Chinese governments signed an agreement on Saturday to cooperate under a program to build an advanced civilian heavy helicopter. The deal was signed during the official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to China. The press service of the Russian Helicopters holding, part of the Rostec state corporation, said the Russian side will provide assistance to the Chinese part...