Russia is developing a €180 million Aurus aircraft factory in Ulyanovsk to assemble, test and maintain a new family of Russian aircraft. The program is based on the Tupolev Tu-324 and includes plans for a 19-seat VIP business jet with a range of up to 7,000 kilometers, alongside a larger 64-seat passenger version.
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Florida resident and Russian national Alexander Mamonov was convicted on 12 federal charges over an alleged scheme to illegally export more than $900,000 in U.S. aircraft parts to Russia and Aeroflot.
Romania destroyed an explosive-laden maritime drone near the Neptun Deep gas project after another drone crashed inside its territory during a major Russian attack on Ukraine.
Russian airlines have been instructed to prevent pilots and other flight crew members from taking photographs or recording videos from aircraft during flights, according to a report by aviation-focused Telegram channel Aviatorshchina.
Russia’s effort to develop a domestically built competitor to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo reached a significant milestone after the first serial production Yakovlev MC-21-310 successfully completed its maiden test flight.
GRU officer posing as an Aeroflot employee in Tokyo sourced Japanese dual use technology for Russian weapons production.
Russian airline S7 Airlines (S7) has introduced a temporary operational restriction that prevents first officers from landing aircraft at most destinations across its network.
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has transferred the first serial-production Yakovlev MC-21-310 to its flight-test division, marking another milestone in the country’s effort to bring its domestically equipped narrowbody airliner into commercial service.
Russia uses civilian airlines and dual-use airfields to move troops and weapons, bypassing sanctions through shadow charter flights globally.
Russian aircraft manufacturer Tupolev (part of United Aircraft Corporation) presented its proposed long-range passenger jet, the Tu-454, at the 20th Russian Venture Forum in Kazan (KZN), marking an early-stage concept aimed at future widebody development.