Amid the fanfare of a ceremony in a Siberian factory that was attended by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev this…
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Lockheed Martin ready to build F16 jets in India as G2G talks continure
US fighter jet manufacturer Lockheed Martin is ready to set up a plant to produce its F-16 aircraft…
Canada to lift sanctions of sale of Bombardier aircraft to Iran
The Canadian government has announced that is planning to lift the sanctions prohibiting Bombardier from selling its…
Iran Air agrees $10bn Airbus deal before sanctions are even lifted
Iran has agreed to buy 114 Airbus Group SE aircraft for its state carrier Iran Air, the…
Mexico buys 30 Sukhoi Superjets
Mexico has acquired 30 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft from Russia, its ambassador in Moscow Ruben Beltran…
Russia and China sign $2bn Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet deal
Russia has agreed to sell 24 Sukhoi Su-35 jets to China for more than $2bn, the first…
Ilyushin set to resume mass production of IL-96
Fear of further sanctions has prompted Russia to consider resuming mass production of the four-engine Ilyushin Il-96…
Russia grounds Boeing 737s
Russia grounds Boeing 737s : Russia’s airline regulator, the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), said it was suspending…
First C919 rolls off Shanghai assembly line
China’s first large domestically manufactured passenger aircraft, the C919, finally rolled off the assembly lines at Comac’s Shanghai…
Algeria orders 14 Sukhoi fighter jets
Russia and Algeria have signed a contract for the sale of 14 Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets,…
UAC picks up new $1.5bn Su-35 contract at MAKS 2015
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), expects to sign a $1.5bn deal with the country’s Ministry of Defence…
Sukhoi set to sell 100 SSJ 100s, boss claims at MAKS
The Sukhoi Civil Aircraft company plans to sell at least 100 SSJ 100 airliners in the…
Russia and Canada suspend twin Otter project in Ulyanovsk SEZ
Canada and Russia have suspended plans to jointly develop the de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Series aircraft…
Russia and Iran in talks over Sukhoi Superjet sales
Russia has begun negotiations with Tehran over the possible sale of aircraft and aviation technology, including…
Russia and China discuss long-haul passenger aircraft JV
Russia and Chine are considering joining forces to develop a wide-bodied, long-haul passenger aircraft to compete with…
Russian grounds MiG-29 fleet after latest crash
Russia has grounded its fleet of more than 200 MiG-29 fighter jets after one of them crashed during…
Designs for hybrid ‘Red Zeppelin’ Atlant airship
By 2018, a new but strangely familiar sight could start floating across the skies above the wastes…
Russia planning upgrade of Tu-160 supersonic bomber
Russia is to recommence assembly of the massive Soviet-designed Tu-160 supersonic strategic bomber with upgrade software and hardware,…
Russia and China to set up Sukhoi Superjet leasing company
Sukhoi Superjet: Russia and China have signed an agreement approving the establishment of a leasing company that is expected…
Defence Minister calls for new Tu-160 supersonic bomber production programme
Tu-160: Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu yesterday called for the production of Russia’s long-range supersonic Tu-160 bomber…
United Aircraft Corporation promised $1.7bn cash injection
Russia’s largest aircraft manufacturer, the United Aircraft Corporation is to be given an RUB 100bn ($1.7 billion)…
India turns to Russia for fighter jets as $20bn French deal stalls
India turns to Russia for fighter jets: India’s frustration over its stalled $20 billion fighter jet…
Mexican airline Interjet orders 10 more Sukhoi Superjets
Mexico’s Interjet yesterday confirmed that it was to buy 10 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) aircraft in…
Rostec signs new titanium deal with Boeing and plans second plant to meet demand
Rostec signs new titanium deal with Boeing: The Russian titanium manufacturer VSMPO-AVISMA, has clinched a new long-term…