United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
United Aircraft Corp. announced that Vadim Badekha, who previously led UAC propulsion supplier United Engine Corporation (UEC), will now lead UAC.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Seven large uncrewed cargo aircraft have rolled out or flown in the past few months.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s government-backed leasing company GTLK has committed to ordering 238 airliners from state-owned airframer United Aircraft Corporation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Issues with the new PD-8 turbofan engines may again delay the certification of the import-free variant of Russia’s Superjet 100 (SJ-100) regional jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
The Russian government is preparing to revise down its plans for production of locally made commercial aircraft through 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
A Superjet 100 regional jet belonging to Russian operator Gazpromavia has crashed with three crew onboard after visiting a repair facility.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia decided to revive the Il-114-300 in 2016 to replace the Soviet-era Antonov An-24 regional turboprops still operated in remote parts of the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
If Aeroflot Group cancels orders for SJ-100s and Tu-214s, state manufacturer UAC will have to urgently seek new customers for these types.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Delays to import-substitution efforts have forced the Russian government to revise its plans for deliveries of locally made commercial aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
The green aircraft carrying serial number MSN97001 headed west after completing flight-testing with manufacturer UAC that began in August 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Network Staff
Local certification of the new Russian-built Il-114-300 is now planned for the end of 2025, with first delivery scheduled for 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian officials are sounding ever more cautious about when the country’s new Yakovlev MC-21 narrowbody passenger airliner will enter service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
The Russian defense ministry has contracted the development of new Ilyushin Il-100 super-heavy transport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Two years into its full-scale war with Ukraine, Russia’s airlines face increasing constraints in operating Western-made aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Piotr Butowski
The MiG-UTS will be designed for affordability—in production and operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

Aviation Week Network Staff
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

Aviation Week Network Staff
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