Vologda Aviation Enterprise continues to fly Yak-40s that are almost 50 years old
13 дек. 2025 г., 20:35:01
Vologda Aviation Enterprise continues to fly Yak-40s that are almost 50 years old

The company's fleet includes five such aircraft

News Aviation «Vologodskoe aviapredpriyatie»
Maksim Borisov
LIIiDK sends the legendary Yak-40 into the sky: board 87659 returns to service
1 нояб. 2025 г., 15:32:20
LIIiDK sends the legendary Yak-40 into the sky: board 87659 returns to service

The aircraft, demonstrated in 1973 at Le Bourget, begins training future test pilots

News Aviation LII im. M.M. Gromova.
Andrey Rudkovskiy
Yak-40 "Iron Butt": The First Soviet Jet Passenger Aircraft Certified for Airworthiness in Europe and the USA
21 окт. 2025 г., 16:25:28
Yak-40 "Iron Butt": The First Soviet Jet Passenger Aircraft Certified for Airworthiness in Europe and the USA

The Yakovlev Design Bureau succeeded in creating a successful airliner for regional short-haul flights

Articles Aviation OKB Yakovleva
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Andrey Rudkovskiy
MC-21 Delayed Again: Soviet Tu-214s to Rescue Airlines
9 окт. 2025 г., 12:18:28
MC-21 Delayed Again: Soviet Tu-214s to Rescue Airlines

Kazan Aviation Plant Limited by Production Volumes of New Aircraft

Articles Aviation Kazanskiy aviazavod PAO «OAK»
9
Maksim Borisov
Soviet Yak-40 Aircraft Conducts First Tests of VK-800 Turboprop Engine for "Baikal"
20 июл. 2025 г., 10:22:21
Soviet Yak-40 Aircraft Conducts First Tests of VK-800 Turboprop Engine for "Baikal"

The tests were conducted to evaluate the characteristics of the power plant in real flight conditions

News Aviation Sibirskiy NII aviacii imeni S.A. Chaplygina
Maksim Borisov
Footage Emerges of "Closed Cockpit" Tests for Future Supersonic Aircraft
11 июл. 2025 г., 15:37:33
Footage Emerges of "Closed Cockpit" Tests for Future Supersonic Aircraft

The Yak-40 aircraft-based laboratory was used as a flight demonstrator

News Aviation SibNIA
1
Maksim Borisov
Yak-40 passenger aircraft may be revived with military engines
28 мая 2025 г., 10:51:43
Yak-40 passenger aircraft may be revived with military engines

Power units from Yak-130 will be suitable

News Aviation
Maksim Borisov
Production of MC-21, SJ-100, or New Yak-40 Could Open in the North Caucasus
27 мая 2025 г., 11:04:23
Production of MC-21, SJ-100, or New Yak-40 Could Open in the North Caucasus

The construction of a new plant may require several billion rubles

News Aviation
1
Maksim Borisov
Yak-40 Causes Rain Over Yakutsk: Operation to Reduce Fire Threat Launched
15 мая 2025 г., 12:39:34
Yak-40 Causes Rain Over Yakutsk: Operation to Reduce Fire Threat Launched

Technologies will allow pinpoint cooling of potential fire hotspots

News Aviation
Bogdan Gercen
The total number of military aircraft at Russia's disposal has become known
14 мая 2025 г., 00:05:04
The total number of military aircraft at Russia's disposal has become known

As of 2025, there are more than 2.2 thousand units

News Aviation Military technology
Maksim Borisov
There are no analogues to it: airlines cannot "let go" of an aircraft that is almost 50 years old
7 мая 2025 г., 09:46:54
There are no analogues to it: airlines cannot "let go" of an aircraft that is almost 50 years old

Yak-40 is used for VIP flights and ambulance aviation

News Aviation
2
Maksim Borisov
Yak-40 aircraft service life planned to be extended to 60 years
30 апр. 2025 г., 11:11:24
Yak-40 aircraft service life planned to be extended to 60 years

Airlines intend to maintain the aging fleet amid aircraft shortages

News Aviation PAO «Yakovlev» PAO «OAK» GK «Rosteh»
Maksim Borisov