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First Superjet New Completes Maiden Flight – But Still with Foreign Engines

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:15:09 +0000

Russia’s aviation industry achieved a milestone on Tuesday (August 29, 2023), as the newly christened SJ-100 regional jet, formerly known as Irkut’s SSJ-New, took to the skies for its maiden flight. The historic event unfolded at Komsomolsk-on-Amur airport, located in Russia’s far east, marking a pivotal step in Russia’s quest for technological independence in the [...]

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Ilyushin Il-96 Prototype Set to Take Flight Soon: Russia’s Pursuit of Homegrown Commercial Airliners Amidst Sanctions

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 11:53:40 +0000

Russia is gearing up to mass-produce the latest edition, the Ilyushin Il-96-400M – passenger version of the Il-96-400T cargo aircraft – as the country seeks to strengthen its domestic aviation industry amidst Western sanctions. With a prototype of the Il-96-400M currently in preparation for its maiden flight, Russia aims to meet the demand for homegrown commercial [...]

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Direct Flight Route from Moscow to South Africa Raises Safety Concerns Due to Sanctioned Russian Airlines

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:38:21 +0000

South Africa is reportedly in talks with Russian airline Nordwind Airlines about launching direct flights from Moscow to Johannesburg and Cape Town. However, the plans could suffer setbacks due to the fact that Nordwind is sanctioned by both the US and the European Union, which has raised questions about the safety of its Boeing and [...]

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A new Mriya to be Built in a Secret Location, Antonov reveals

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:59:37 +0000

In February, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the only completed An-225 was destroyed during an attack on Gostomel Airport, near the Ukranian capital Kiev. Nine months later, the Ukrainian aircraft maker Antonov revealed on Tuesday that it is building a new An-225 Mriya. Design work to complete the second An-225 “Dream” has already begun. [...]

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EgyptAir Announces the Resumption of Daily Flights to Russia

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:35:40 +0000

While some airlines are halting flights to and from Russia since it invaded Ukraine, others have since announced their flights resumption to Russia. EgyptAir is the latest airline to announce its services resumption to Russia as it announced yesterday that it will be resuming daily flights from Cairo to Moscow’s Domodedovo airport from April 15. [...]

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Ukraine Confirms World’s Largest Aircraft AN-225 ‘Mriya’ Damaged

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 18:26:41 +0000

The official government account of Ukraine has confirmed that the sole An-225 Mriya, the world’s largest operational aircraft, has been destroyed. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also confirmed that as a result of attack and capture of Ukrainian civil Kyiv-Antonov airport (Gostomel, GML) by Russian troops, the largest aircraft in the world AN-225 Mriya was [...]

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Egypt and Russia re-establish Direct Air Connection after 6 Years

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:56:19 +0000

On 9 August, Monday morning, the Egypt Air flight MS724 departed Moscow with 300 tourists. The Airbus A300-330 landed in Hurghada, a popular Red Sea destination. The Russian plane was welcomed by a ceremonial “water salute” on touchdown and Russian tourists, most of them wearing facemasks, were greeted with flowers and balloons upon arrival in [...]

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