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UTair Announces Plans for Autumn-Winter Season

On October 25 UTair will transition to the Autumn-Winter flight schedule. During the autumn-winter period UTair plans to perform flights on more than 100 routes, including international routes connecting Russia with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Lithuania, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine. In addition, during the autumn-winter period UTair will launch a completely new flight from Moscow to Grozny. UTa...

The 100th production Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft performed its maiden flight

Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant (branch of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company) has completed assembly of the 100th Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ100) airliner. On October 5th the jet performed a test flight above Komsomolsk-on-Amur and confirmed that the preparation for delivery may be continued.  After all the final modifications, ground and flight tests the 100th SSJ100 will depart from Kha...

Aeroflot won the Russian Business Travel & MICE Award in the “Best Company for Business Travelers” category

Once again Aeroflot won the prestigious Russian Business Travel & MICE Award in the “Best Company for Business Travelers” category. The solemn awarding ceremony was held on October 1st at “President-Hotel” in Moscow, the carrier’s press-service reports. “Thanks to constant improvement of service and implementation of the latest technologies Aeroflot...

Russian Missile-Maker Contradicts Dutch MH17 Crash Report

A Russian state-controlled missile-maker says its own investigation of last year's crash of the MH17 airliner over rebel eastern Ukraine contradicts conclusions from a Dutch probe. Results of the Dutch investigation are to be released later Tuesday. Yan Novikov, head of the Russian Almaz-Antey concern, speaking at a news conference, did not specify what was in the report and he did not say...

Russia, China Agree on Loans for Joint Aircraft, Helicopter Projects

Russia and China agreed to extend subsidized loans to expedite work on joint long-haul aircraft and heavy helicopter projects, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Monday. "With regard to joint projects in aviation, the creation of a wide-body aircraft [and] developing a heavy helicopter, we have agreed on the possibility of allocating preferential loans to work at a fast...

Moscow asks UN aviation agency to intervene into MH17 probe - report

Russia has appealed to the head of the UN aviation agency to intervene in the investigation into the MH17 crash in Ukraine to prevent the Dutch experts in charge from ignoring the findings of their Russian counterparts, according to a new media report. The Deputy Chief of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Oleg Storchevoy, sent a letter to Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, the head of the Intern...

Source: Russian Authorities Change International Flights Rules

Russia's Ministry of Justice has amended Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) allowing airlines to launch international flights without waiting two years after operating domestic services. The amendments have not been announced officially, but were confirmed by an ATW source. The changes will permit Aeroflot low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Pobeda Airlines, which began service Dec. 1, 201...

Russia to consider Venezuela’s request for delivery of fighters as soon as possible

Moscow is ready to consider a possibility of selling Sukhoi fighters to Venezuela; at present it is waiting for Caracas’ inquiry, Voenno-promishlenniy Courier reports with reference to Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov. «There is a certain procedure for inquiring about purchase of some military equipment. I am confident that the President, Minister of Defense of Vene...

AeroComposit continues testing of components of MS-21 aircraft

The test laboratory of AeroComposit continues testing of prototypes cut from components and companion panels, manufactured in the network of a project for development of composite wing for MS-21 passenger short- and medium-haul aircraft, i-Mash reports. We remind you that wing panels, drainage tanks, spars and panels of the fuselage’s center section are manufactured using a vacuum infusio...

Buk missile producer staged experiment attacking Boeing liner

A Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antei conducted a reconstruction of the missile launch that downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in order to establish who was responsible. The results to be presented on 13th of October 2015. The same day is scheduled to present final MH17 investigation report. "If necessary, we will be prepared to stage a full-scale real-life experiment attend...

New-generation Su-35S fighters conduct exercises in Kamchatka

Newest fighters have conducted exercises over the Sea of ··Okhotsk off the coast of Kamchatka. They drilled support of antisubmarine warfare (ASW) aircraft of the Russian Pacific Fleet, the Eastern Military District press service reported on Friday. "The crews of the Sukhoi Su-35S fighters drilled escort of the Ilyushin IL-38 ASW planes of the Pacific Fleet’s naval avia...

Russia has offered Egypt the helicopters developed for the Mistral

Russia has offered the helicopters developed for the Mistral to Egypt, which intends to purchase from France the helicopter carriers built for the Russian Navy, said Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Corporation. “If Egypt decides to acquire the Mistral ships, then of course we will offer them the helicopters that we adapted and created just for this ship,” said the head of Rostec Corp...