Information was released by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, which claims to have hacked the servers of Rosaviatsiya, the Russian civil aviation agency

Irkut, manufacturer of the MC-21 and SSJ-NEW aircraft, was renamed Yakovlev, surname of the founder of one of the best known design bureaus in the Soviet Union.

New variant of the Irkut aircraft is being developed with only Russian components

UAC Russified version of the regional jet will have the first prototype still equipped with SaM146 turbofan, designed by Safran. Only the second aircraft will feature the Russian PD-8 engine

Variant with Russian components will replace the SSJ100, a regional aircraft that completed 15 years of its maiden flight

Rostec's chief executive said the aircraft will be offered for 3 billion rubles, about US$37 million, but the price is only valid for Russian airlines

Aircraft structural tests in hard landing and emergency situations were carried out by the TsAGI Institute

Carrier is part of the Aeroflot group and will be the launch customer for the Irkut MC-21; aircraft delivery forecast is still unknown

New version of the Superjet undergoes tests and a wind tunnel to evaluate the new PD-8 engine

Yakutia Airlines dismantled two of the four SSJ100s it had in service recently, as well as two other aircraft that had not flown for a long time.