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Sukhoi Superjet 100 for Interjet – Premiere in Dubai

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company presented its aircraft with Pininfarina interiors at Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates. From 8 to 12 of November, 2015 the demonstration of Sukhoi Superjet 100 took place as a part of Dubai Airshow program. Aircraft with production number 95065 displayed at the Airshow was manufactured for Interjet, a Mexican airline. Interjet now operat...

Russia to Resume Mass Production of Il-96 Aircraft

Russia plans to resume mass production of the four-engine Ilyushin Il-96 aircraft, the Ilyushin Aviation Complex's chief designer Nikolai Talikov told reporters in the central Russian city of Ulyanovsk on Nov. 6. A year ago, the resumption of mass production of Russian long-haul aircraft was out of the question; on the contrary, Aeroflot was removing the Il-96 from its fleet. In all, the ai...

Russia confirms terrorism downed Sinai aircraft

FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov has confirmed to Russian president Vladimir Putin that an “act of terror” brought down a Russian A321 airliner in Egypt last month. The Russian security chief said “traces of foreign explosives” were found amid debris from the Airbus plane. A branch of so-called Islamic State said it downed the plane. Nearly all of the 224 people kille...

Study of materials on case of A321 jet crash in Egypt is in final stage — Putin

The Russian leader made this comment during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Turkey’s Antalya The study of materials on the case of the crash of the Russian plane in Egypt is at its final stage, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on the sidelines of the Group of Tw...

Russian government cuts civilian aviation development program

Total financing for the 2006-2015 program was lowered from $5.9 billion to $5.8 billion  Russia has amended the federal target program on civil aviation development in 2002-2010 and until 2015, slashing a whole number of targeted figures for this year, according to the government’s resolution posted on the legal information web portal on Monday. The sale of ready-made aircraft and...

Moscow Bans Egyptian National Carrier from Flying to Russia

Russia's state aviation agency on Friday banned Egypt's national carrier from flying to Russia, a move that follows the suspension of all Russian flights to Egypt after a deadly crash. The agency, Rosaviatsiya, on Friday formally notified Moscow's Domodedovo airport, where EgyptAir flights arrive, that the ban is effective starting Saturday, said airport spokesman Alexander Vlasov....

Why Did Not UK Share Intel Data on Russian Plane Crash in Egypt?

UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday that the crash of the Russian A321 plane en route from Egypt’s resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg could have been caused by a terrorist attack. The London authorities provided Moscow with a dossier of intelligence data about the A321 plane crash, but stated that the UK will not be able to reveal all...

Russian Budget Airline Pobeda's Deal With Belarus Fails to Take Off

Russia's only budget airline, Pobeda, will not be sending flights to Belarus yet due to the countries’ failure to reach an agreement on tariffs and air carrier slots, the Vedomosti newspaper reported Thursday. Minsk was supposed to be Pobeda's first international destination after the airline was recently granted permission to fly abroad, but the airport didn't allocate slots...

Russia May Adopt Safety Measures in Foreign Airports After A321 Crash

Moscow could adopt Israel-style security measures in foreign airports, such as the engagement of both local forces and Russian experts and equipment to ensure the security of its citizens traveling abroad, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported. On November 6, Russia cancelled all flights to Egypt until the investigation into the Airbus A321 crash is completed. New approaches t...

Brand New B737-800 M. Shchepkin Joins Aeroflot Fleet

Aeroflot took delivery of its new B737-800 Next Generation aircraft made by Boeing. The plane is named in honour of Mikhail Shchepkin, a Russian actor and one of the founders of Russian acting school. Aeroflot’s Boeing 737-800NG has two-class composition with 20 seats in business class and 138 seats in economy class. The Business...

Another SSJ 100 for Red Wings

As Dmitry Petrochenko reported, Thursday, November 12,  Red Wings took its fifth SSJ 100 (tail number 89010), after the flight from Ramenskoye Airport to airline's base Domodedovo Airport. The aircraft was manufactured in 2012 and previously operated by "Aeroflot". As Red Wings representative told 50skyshades, all necessary technical work were ...

Timer Bomb Possible Cause of Russian A321 Plane Crash in Egypt - Reports

The Russian Airbus A321 plane crash could have occurred because a timed bomb was planted near the aircraft’s fuel line, media reports suggest. Investigators have uncovered intelligence about a "two-hour timer," although it is not clear whether physical evidence to the effect has been found or the information comes from intercepted terrorist communications, Fox New...