United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)

Aviation Week Network staff
UAC reportedly plans to improve the Soviet-legacy Tupolev Tu-214 narrowbody passenger airliner to meet requirements from air operators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Russian industry is making its presence felt here at the Dubai Airshow, despite Moscow’s ongoing offensive in Ukraine.
Dubai Airshow

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This program has gained importance following UAC's withdrawal from the CR929 program as it allows Russia to keep its expertise in the widebody technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Yakovlev, the manufacturer of the SJ-100 and MC-21 commercial airliners, opened a new aviation training center in Skolkovo Innovation Center, Moscow.
Maintenance & Training

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A new version of the Superjet 100 has taken off for the first time from the airfield at Yakovlev’s factory in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Russia’s Far East.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Western sanctions have impeded Russia’s participation in the widebody program, but China plans to pursue it alone.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Network Staff, Jens Flottau
Western sanctions are having an increasingly painful impact on Russia’s current and future commercial aircraft programs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

AW Staff
Russia’s Krylo-SV reusable space launch vehicle will conduct its first drop tests in September.
Space

Aviation Week Network Staff
Interest in the United Aircraft Corporation's Tupolev Tu-214 program was revived in 2022 when Western sanctions banned deliveries of Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut Corporation has changed its name to Yakovlev.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
The Russian aircraft company reveals a new design configuration developed using digital design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
A graphic at Comac's stand at the Paris Air Show showed no sign of UAC participation in the project any more, but Russia remains part of the program for now.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) continues to attract new commercial customers for its Soviet-legacy Tupolev Tu-214 passenger narrowbody airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation has rolled out the first flight prototype of SSJ-New, an import-substituted version of Superjet 100 regional jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
The Ilyushin Il-96-400M is a new stretched variant of the Il-96 widebody passenger aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
The first flight of Russia's import-substituted version of the Superjet 100 draws closer, but the first aircraft will not be equipped with the PD-8 turbofan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC), which develops the 8-ton powerplant, confirmed the certification schedule to Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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AirBridgeCargo used to be Russia’s largest freight carrier but ceased operations after the introduction of Western sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
The Russian government continues to pour money into the local industry to support production of commercial aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
The 100-seat aircraft was developed in the early 2000s with the participation of leading Western suppliers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Russian president ordered a deputy to complete contracts for hundreds of new Russian aircraft within 30 days.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
The Tu-214 made its first flight in 1996 and is the last produced derivative of the Tu-204 baseline model, which made its first flight in 1989.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia is discussing ways for it to stay in its last international aircraft program—the joint development of Sino-Russian CR929 widebody commercial aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has unveiled details about the cockpit of the Superjet-New, the import-substituted modification of the Sukhoi Superjet 100.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
In an effort to mitigate the effects of Western sanctions imposed in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian government has outlined a plan to reconfigure the country’s commercial aircraft fleet in favor of domestically produced airliners by 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion