There are 160 TU-154s deployed in the former CIS. The 160-seat TU-154 has been a stalwart aircraft serving across the region, in some cases for over 40 years. Russian news indicates the TU-154 fleet has been grounded. But the grounding…
IRKUT provided an interesting PDF today – MC-21-ENG In the document there are a number of links to videos of the program’s progress. This reflects a new level of information openness to emerge from IRKUT and is to be commended. …
Today UEC (Russia’s United Engine Corporation) announced they are starting the second phase of the PD-14 engine flight tests. UEC claims the PD-14 is a fifth generation engine being developed for powering the MC-21 airliner. They also claim using up-to-date…
AirInsight is pleased to announce it has published two in-depth reports on the leading aircraft in the 100-150 seat segment. Our assessment is that Bombardier and Embraer will essentially split ~80% of the market for approximately 4,000 aircraft. We believe…
A report from Russia suggests that testing at TsAGI is being delayed because of missing parts (“shortfall of structural elements”) for the test vehicle. It seems the missing parts come from AeroComposite – Ulyanovsk and are being shipped by truck. …
Russia’s next big aircraft program after the SuperJet is the mid-sized MC-21. Seating up to 211, the MC-21 is seen as a competitor to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. Although a technically promising aircraft, market realities make the program…