Rostec provided the following PR yesterday. “Rostec’s United Engine Corporation successfully completed the first stage of testing the PD-8 gas generator for SSJ-NEW planes. Specialists of UEC-Saturn (Rybinsk) tested its launch and operation in a slow mode and in other…
A conversation with Miquel Ros, an aviation consultant with experience in Russia. Miquel is also a contributor to AirInsight, CNN, ThePointsGuys, and others. He also has a website. Views: 11
Miquel Ros reports: When it comes to blockchain, cryptocurrencies may getting most of the attention. Some airlines have even started to experiment with blockchain in their frequent flyer programmes (themselves a sort of pseudo-currency) But, if talking about blockchain in…
Aeroflot ordered 50 MC-21s today from IRKUT. Aeroflot will receive the first jet in the first quarter of 2020, with the full delivery to be completed by 2026. Under the terms of the order, Rostec, the leasing subsidiary of Aviacapital-Service,…
[UPDATE – Antonov will support Russia’s AN-124 fleet] News from both Ukraine and Russia indicate the two countries are possibly going to start talking about the AN-124. Both sides need to do this because the AN-124 is a product…
Rostec reports today: “The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec State Corporation), as part of Aviation Expo China 2017, has signed a memorandum with the Chinese company AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co., Ltd. (AECC CAE). The Memorandum determines the…