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From Dogfights To Drone Strikes: The Military Aircraft Rewriting The Rules Of Combat

From Dogfights To Drone Strikes: The Military Aircraft Rewriting The Rules Of Combat

Modern air warfare is splitting into two: stealth aircraft and AI drones at one extreme, and improvised low-cost counter...

Antonio Di Trapani 2 months ago
Russian Aircraft Prices On The Rise As Country Struggles To Become Self-Sufficient In Aviation

Russian Aircraft Prices On The Rise As Country Struggles To Become Self-Sufficient In Aviation

Russia's domestic aerospace is still feeling the pressure from years of sanctions.

Luke Diaz 1 year ago
The First 'All-Russian' MC-21 Has Taken Flight

The First 'All-Russian' MC-21 Has Taken Flight

The Russian homegrown MC-21 has hit a milestone.

Luke Diaz 1 year ago
The World's 8 Commercial Jet Producers Ranked By Aircraft Numbers Flying

The World's 8 Commercial Jet Producers Ranked By Aircraft Numbers Flying

Eight planemakers are currently producing passenger jets around the world with Airbus and Boeing dominating the list.

Aaron Spray 1 year ago
Russia Sacks Yakolev CEO & Tupolev MD For Failure Of Civil Aviation Program

Russia Sacks Yakolev CEO & Tupolev MD For Failure Of Civil Aviation Program

The heads of Yakolev and Tupolev have been sacked after failing in Russia's push to develop its own passenger aircraft.

Aaron Spray 1 year ago
Battle Of Kursk: The Largest Air Battle In History

Battle Of Kursk: The Largest Air Battle In History

WWII's Battle of Kursk is remembered as an epic tank battle, but sometimes lost in the shuffle is the fact it was also a...

Christian D. Orr 2 years ago
Overweight & Late: Russia's MC-21 Expected To Be 6 Tons Heavier

Overweight & Late: Russia's MC-21 Expected To Be 6 Tons Heavier

The aircraft will have significantly reduced performance when eventually enters production.

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
MC-21 Delay: Russia's Homegrown Boeing 737 MAX Competitor Now Expected In 2025/2026

MC-21 Delay: Russia's Homegrown Boeing 737 MAX Competitor Now Expected In 2025/2026

The MC-21 has suffered another delay, with Rostec's CEO not specifying which tests the aircraft still has to pass before...

Rytis Beresnevičius 2 years ago
Which Airlines Fly The Yakovlev Yak-42 In 2023?

Which Airlines Fly The Yakovlev Yak-42 In 2023?

48 years ago, the Yak-42 embarked on its maiden voyage.

Justin Surette 3 years ago
How Navigational Errors and Cockpit Confusion Caused The Crash Of Aerosvit Flight 241

How Navigational Errors and Cockpit Confusion Caused The Crash Of Aerosvit Flight 241

The story of the tragic accident that claimed 70 lives.

Anita Gallagher 3 years ago
On This Day In 1966 The Yakovlev Yak-40 Made Its First Flight

On This Day In 1966 The Yakovlev Yak-40 Made Its First Flight

Over 1000 of these regional trijets were made, though less than 40 remain in service today.

Nicole Kylie 3 years ago
29 Years Ago Today: Overloaded Yak-40 Becomes The Subject Of Tajikstan's Worst Air Crash

29 Years Ago Today: Overloaded Yak-40 Becomes The Subject Of Tajikstan's Worst Air Crash

The jet was filled to more than twice its proper passenger capacity.

Jake Hardiman 3 years ago
47 Years Of Flight: Who Still Flies The Yakovlev Yak-42?

47 Years Of Flight: Who Still Flies The Yakovlev Yak-42?

Today we look at the handful of operators still flying the small Soviet-era trijet.

Chris Loh 4 years ago
Airbus & Boeing Cuts Set To Heavily Impact Russian Airline Operations

Airbus & Boeing Cuts Set To Heavily Impact Russian Airline Operations

The Boeing and Airbus spare parts and support ban affects 70% of Russian carriers' aircraft and more than two-thirds of ...

James Pearson 4 years ago
Why Aeroflot Introduced The Yakovlev Yak-40 Trijet

Why Aeroflot Introduced The Yakovlev Yak-40 Trijet

Sumit Singh 4 years ago