Russian military aircraft crashes during training flight near Moscow; pilot escapes unhurt
A Russian military aircraft crashed during a routine training flight in the Moscow region on Thursday after suffering an apparent technical malfunction during take-off,...
Ukraine strikes five Russian jets in drone attack on Crimea airbase
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) carried out a drone strike on Russia’s Saky airbase in annexed Crimea overnight, damaging or destroying five fighter jets and...
Russian Su-35 violates Estonian airspace amid major NATO exercise
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet violated Estonian airspace on the evening of 13 May, flying without a flight plan, with transponders off, and...
Iran acquires Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jets, strengthening military amid tensions
Iran has purchased Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia as part of its military modernisation efforts amid rising tensions with Israel and the United...
Swedish and Russian accounts diverge over Baltic Sea air incident
Swedish Perspective: On Tuesday, Swedish Jas 39 Gripen jets intercepted and visually identified two Russian Tu-22 Backfire bombers escorted by two Su-27 Flanker...
Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane engine catches fire after landing in Turkey, passengers safely evacuated
A Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR, registered RA-89085 and operated by Russia's Azimuth Airlines, caught fire after landing at Antalya Airport, Turkey, after flying from Sochi,...
Sukhoi Superjet crash analysis: excessive airspeed and descent led to disaster
The Sukhoi Superjet that crashed in the Moscow Region exceeded its designated airspeed, leading to a fatal dive, according to Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee...
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 crashes near Moscow during test flight after repairs
On 12 July, a Sukhoi SuperJet 100-95 (SSJ100), registration RA-89049, crashed in a forested area near the village of Apraksino in the Kolomensky district...
Russian military plane violates Swedish airspace and is intercepted
A Russian Su-24 plane (NATO code "Fencer") violated Swedish airspace near Gotland's southern tip on a Friday afternoon, according to the Swedish Armed Forces....
Superjet International to assemble SSJ100 regional jet in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) is leading the collaboration with Mark AB Capital Investment, a UAE-based private equity company, and SuperJet International (SJI), an...
Company launches limited edition aviation tags made from downed Russian Su-34 to support Ukrainian war effort
Own a piece of aviation history (a downed Russian Sukhoi Su-34) and support Ukraine war effort with exclusive aviation tagsOnline retailer Part of a...
China deployed 71 combat aircraft near Taiwan on Sunday
Among them, 47 entered the air defence zone of the Democratic Self-Governing Island, which is the third-largest Chinese incursion recorded in one day.
China has...
Sukhoi and MiG merged with United Aircraft Corporation
Sukhoi and MiG companies merged with the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), a member of the Rostec state corporation, the press service of UAC said...
Sukhoi patents Checkmate’s unique aerodynamic design
Sukhoi (part of Rostec State Corporation’s United Aircraft Corporation) has patented a new light single-engine aircraft code-named Checkmate. The patent confirms that the Russian-design...
Sukhoi Superjet 100 and Beriev Be-200 lose European approval, MC-21 does not get one
The European aviation authority EASA suspends the certification of Russian models and no longer wants to accept new applications for the time being, writes...
Rostec will show the Sukhoi LTS Checkmate 5th-generation fighter abroad for the first time at Dubai Airshow 2021
Rostec will present a new Russian fifth-generation Sukhoi LTS Checkmate aircraft at the Dubai Airshow 2021 international air show, which will be held from...
The new Russian 5th-generation fighter Sukhoi LTS Checkmate has a completely unique set of characteristics
Sergey Chemezov: "Checkmate has a completely unique set of characteristics"
Original Russian text can be found on https://ria.ru/20210720/chemezov-1742024013.htmlThe main premiere of the 15th International Aviation...
Rostec presented a new Sukhoi fifth-generation fighter to President Putin of Russia
On July 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky. After the opening ceremony, the head of...
Russian planemaker Irkut may buy back six CityJet Superjet SSJ 100 aircraft, four of which were wet-leased to Brussels Airlines
Irkut Corporation may buy back Superjet SSJ-100 aircraft, which the only European operator, the Irish CityJet, has refused. The aircraft were delivered to CityJet...
[Video] Chadian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 mistakenly fires rocket, killing five
On 17 April, the crew of a Chadian Air Force (French: Force Aérienne Tchadienne) Sukhoi Su-25 mistakenly fired a rocket while on the ground.The...