Aviation

Pobeda Airlines acknowledged the use of narrowed baggage sizers at Vnukovo Airport
The carrier cited a manufacturing defect - the devices were withdrawn from service

A special Russian Il-62 arrived in Abu Dhabi with a delegation for talks
Only six such aircraft remain in the world

Il-114-300 at the finish line: issuance of the type certificate is under review by Rosaviatsiya
Rostec has already sent the necessary documents to the agency

The PD-8 engine was made to run for 150 hours at maximum load
The powerplant successfully passed the tests

The turboprop Il-114-300 completed the longest route in its history
The distance from Hyderabad to Zhukovsky was about 7,000 km

An electric-powered transformer helicopter with coaxial rotors was developed in Russia
The craft can be combined into cargo platforms

A racing microdrone for competitions was developed by MAI's youth team "Vektor Tyagi"
The body was made from PETG plastic and printed on a 3D printer

In India, SJ-100 was criticized for "outdated technologies and sunk costs"
Indian users questioned the prospects of the Russian project

Tatarstan is creating the first agricultural airline based on domestically produced An-2, TVS-2MS and MV-500 aircraft
The enterprise will receive an operator certificate in 2026 and will carry out aerial chemical treatment of fields using three types of aircraft

Russian military transport aircraft Il-76 brought a secret cargo to Cuba
The aircraft landed 48 km south of Havana

The MS-21 will fly without aircraft parts blocked in the United States worth $500 million
The issue of components has lost relevance due to the airliner's import-substitution course

The new Mi-34M1 with the VK-650V engine will replace American Robinson and Bell helicopters
The helicopter will be officially presented at the NAIS exhibition in Moscow

"Looks magnificent": an Embraer engineer praised the "Superjet"
A specialist from Max Aero Engines Private Limited was pleased with the Russian airliner

