Latest from Vladimir Karnozov
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MAKS 2011: Klimov-powered Version of Mi-38 Makes a Debut
The first example of the Mi-382 helicopter (S/N 38011) made its debut in the static display at the Moscow Air Show (MAKS 2011).
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MAKS 2011: Moscow Air Show Spells Big Business for Commercial Suppliers
While the first-ever appearance of
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MAKS 2011: Russian Air Force Chief Outlines Sukhoi Su-34 Procurement Plan
A total of 12 Sukhoi Su-34 interdiction aircraft are being procured this year, according to Russian air force commander General Alexander Zelin, speaking l
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MAKS 2011: Upgrade of Sukhoi Su-25 Extended to Two-Seat Version
More than 50 Sukhoi Su-25s have now undergone a mid-life upgrade and modernization, bringing them to the Su-25SM standard.
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MAKS 2011: Bombardier Signs Landmark C Series Deal with Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Company
Bombardier Aerospace might well have secured its place in the Russian airline market during the Moscow Air Show (MAKS 2011) this week, when the country’s l
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Paris 2011: Antonov Charts Its Own Course as It Plots Production Growth
Ukraine’s Antonov has come a long way since it was last here at the Paris Air Show, but it still has a long way to go.
Paris 2011: Inside Russia’s Airline Pilot Factory
So where do young Russians go to become airline pilots? How does the training startTypically, they apply to the advanced flying school at Ulianovsk, which
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Paris 2011: Irkut Presses Ahead with MC-21 Narrowbody Challenger
With a budget of close to $7 billion, the MC-21
Russia opens up about bizav reform
Business aviation companies eager to tap Russian private and corporate wealth could be in luck here in Geneva this week because the country’s economy is
Charter & Fractional
Russia in the wrong, but points finger West
The Russian United Business Aviation Association is well aware of illegal charter flying in the country and is deeply concerned about it, according to the
New Market Survey Points to Russian Growth
A new market forecast by the Moscow-based Central AeroHydroDynamics Institute predicts that the number of Russian-registered business aircraft could exceed
At JetExpo, Western manufacturers optimistic about Russian market
Moscow’s JetExpo 2010 show last month provided evidence of strengthening demand for business aviation in the upper reaches of the Russian market.
Regulations and Government
Bizav stages a new Russian revolution
Over the 12 months since EBACE 2009 there has been a major improvement–you might almost say a revolution–in prospects for Russian business aviation.
Accidents
Pilot suspects static electricity in Citation X pitot failures
Static electricity may cause pitot static probes to fail, according to a Cessna Citation X owner-pilot who survived a simultaneous failure of all three pit
Russian market expected to grow as rules relax
The new Russian Business Aviation Association (RusBAA) has confirmed that the exceptional growth the country’s emerging business aircraft sector achieved i
Bizav growth in Russia comes back down to earth
With oil prices having fallen dramatically, Russia and its once-growing business aviation industry have seen significant declines.
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An-140 sales bode well for Antonov RJ
A growing order book for the 52-seat Antonov An-140 turboprop has stimulated engineers at Ukraine’s Antonov design house and the Kharkov manufacturing plan
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In The Works: Sukhoi S-21 SSBJ
At best, a total of 300 to 400 supersonic business jets (SSBJs) could be sold over the next 30 years, according to Andrei Ilyin, general director at Sukhoi
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In The Works: Intracom GM-17 Viper
First deliveries of the Intracom General Machinery GM-17 Viper 8 executive aircraft have been made in Russia, where the much-reworked Piper Pressurized Nav
Cabin Interior and Electronics
CIS completion and refurbishment shops
AKKO has been in business more than a decade and is based at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
CIS interior shops seek Western market
A little more than a decade after perestroika, interior completion and refurbishment companies in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are flexing
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MiG juggles its fighter upgrade options
As Anatoly Belov contemplates his new joint role as RSK MiG’s new general designer and general director, he faces a situation in which the famous Russian f
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Customers adjust to Superjet slip
While the first prototype of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 continued its initial round of flight testing over Komsomolsk-upon-Amur in Russia’s Far East early las
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Antonov seeks Western partners for An-148
In an effort to expand its product line’s international customer base, Antonov is actively pursuing more Western participation in its An-148 regional jet.
Engines
Rolls bids to power new MS-21 airliner
Russian airframer Irkut wants Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney to bid against each other with Russian partners in the tender to provide a powerplant for
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Superjet team optimistic despite delays
Sukhoi (Hall 1 Stand E9) has come to the Farnborough show elated at having begun flight trials for its Superjet 100 airliner.
A320 cargo pact restores Russia’s ties to EADS
The June 5 signing of a contract for work on Airbus A320 cargo conversion program appears to have restored Russia’s position as a full partner in Europe’s
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Antonov delivers first An-140 turboprop
Antonov handed over a second example of the An-140 turboprop to its daughter company, Antonov Airlines, early last month.
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Latest Antonov An-74 variant now firmly in flight-test trials
Ukraine’s Antonov An-74TK-300 made its international debut at this year’s Paris Air Show.
