Aviation news

2012-05-18 18:50:41

The Russian helicopters output should be increased this year – more than 300 vehicles will be manufactured for an overall amount of 150 billion rubles.

2012-05-18 18:30:37

These fighters will be deployed at Vikramaditya aircraft carrier (ex-Russian "Admiral Gorshkov"), which should be delivered to Indian navy in December 2012.

2012-05-18 10:36:39

We are officially announcing partnership with this team; we have signed framework agreement and we have a number of sponsor engagements, said CEO of the holding, Dmitry Petrov.

2012-05-18 10:35:27

The sales of helicopters have increased 12 times over the past ten years.

2012-05-18 10:34:53

Russian Helicopters Holding Company, forming part of Oboronprom Corporation, one of the global leading developers and manufacturers of helicopters, including a number of the most popular and wide-spread models, has presented new medium multi-role Ka-62 helicopter.

2012-05-18 10:34:05

The Board of Directors of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has defined the price of 100% of shares of Gromov Flight Research Institute contributed to the registered capital of UAC.

2012-05-18 10:33:00

The agreement on creation of service center for maintenance of Turbomeca engines and their components was signed by UTair-Engineering and Turbomeca Germany GmbH in Moscow.

2012-05-18 10:32:30

Soyuz TMA-04M manned transport spaceship has docked with Poisk research module of ISS (MIM-2) on Thursday May 17th (8.35 Moscow time).

2012-05-18 10:31:24

Russian Ministry of Defense may acquire a large batch of UAVs and 24 control units from Aeronautics Defense Systems

2012-05-18 10:28:48

The intense preparation for putting the training aids into operation is currently underway at Zhukovsky flight test and development base.

2012-05-18 10:19:53

The aircraft received the name after the famous Aeroflot’s pilot Evgeny Barabash and the tail number RA-89006.

2012-05-17 08:55:10

The batch of 18 Su-30s previously operated by Indian air forces are located in Belorussia at an aircraft repair plant at the moment and they are offered for sale.

2012-05-16 10:32:32

Airbus А320 named «Erofey Khabarov» is decorated with Sochi-2014 logo and pictures of Olympic mascots of the first winter Olympics in the history of Russia – leopard, polar bear and jackrabbit.

2012-05-16 10:31:58

The docking of Soyuz TMA-04M with ISS is scheduled for May 17th 8.38 Moscow time.

2012-05-16 10:31:25

At present the test pilots are working on refining the jet in order to make sure that every pilot of Russian air forces would be able to operate the fighter.

2012-05-16 10:30:56

The production is ready, testing of the UAV has been completed, but the orders are currently being formed in accordance with the budget for the next year.

2012-05-15 16:48:51

At present we are developing the training program for Russian crews of Mistral helicopter carriers in cooperation with France.

2012-05-15 16:48:06

The preparation for the flight of the main and backup crews of Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft was summarized at the meeting.

2012-05-15 16:46:57

Vladimir Alexandrovich Dzhanibekov was the pilot astronaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General of aviation. The “defrost” of Salut-7 orbital station was entrusted to him in 1985.