Yakovlev news
Here we gather what the specialist press publishes about Yakovlev: 24 stories collected since July 27, 2026, newest first and always linking to the outlet that published them. The list updates itself as new pieces come in. The recurring topics are Civil aviation, Industry, Accidents.
September 8, 2026
AW | 2026 09 08 10:53 | INDUSTRY Challenges continuing Superjet 100 fleet Russian civil aviation faces the challenge of continuing development of the Sukhoi Superjet SJ100 amid difficulties…
Without millions in state aid, Russian airlines cannot retrofit their Yakovlev Superjet 100 with Russian engines. The head of state airline Aeroflot warns of a…
September 3, 2026
Russian manufacturer Yakovlev took another important step in the MC-21 programme by transferring the second production aircraft of the MC-21-310 version to the flight test station of the Aviation…
September 2, 2026
ticker-aeroflot aeroTELEGRAPH Yakovlev has handed over the second series-production Yakovlev MS-21-310 from final assembly at the Irkutsk plant to flight testing. The aircraft with production number…
September 1, 2026
The Fargo Air Museum recently expanded its collection with a historic Soviet Cold War-era Yakovlev Yak-52W.
August 25, 2026
Aeroflot will soon sign a contract for a further 90 Yakovlev MS-21 aircraft. According to airline chief Sergei Alexandrovsky, negotiations with the manufacturer are…
Russia is placing much of its hopes for the future of civil aviation on the Yakovlev MC-21, a narrow-body jet designed to reduce the country's dependence on Western aircraft. The post Russia’s $13…
Twinjet prototype features at high-profile event as Grozny undergoes modernisation. One of the prototype Yakovlev MC-21-310s has featured at an event marking the opening of a new runway at Grozny…
August 24, 2026
A Yakovlev MS-21 became the first aircraft to use the new runway at Grozny International Airport. The Russian medium-haul jet had arrived the previous day from Moscow-Zhukovsky…
August 15, 2026
The first two series-production PD-8 engines have been delivered for the Russian regional jet SJ-100. The engine, developed entirely in Russia, has reportedly already passed its…
August 14, 2026
Production-standard twinjet undertakes long-distance flight days after maiden sortie. Russia’s United Aircraft has flown the initial serially-built Yakovlev MC-21-310 to Moscow for testing and…
AW | 2026 08 13 21:41 | INDUSTRY MC21 widest narrowbody aircraft on the market The Yakovlev MC-21 is the latest narrow-fuselage project to leave the factories seeking advantages over its…
August 13, 2026
Russia began a new phase of the Yakovlev SJ-100 program with the delivery of the first two serial-production PD-8 engines for the aircraft. Manufactured by the United Engine Corporation (UEC)…
United Engine Company in Russia has delivered the first production PD-8 engines to Yakovlev for installation on the fully Russian-built
The first production PD-8 engines have arrived for installation on the Yakovlev SJ-100, as the aircraft completes its certification trials in extreme weather conditions.
The first PD-8 engines have arrived for installation on the Yakovlev SJ-100, as the aircraft completes its extreme-weather certification trials.
August 8, 2026
Vietnam is strengthening its air component looking to Moscow and appears set to be confirmed as launch customer for the new version of the Yakovlev trainer and attack aircraft...
Created in the late 1950s to succeed the Il-28, the Yak-28 combined supersonic speed,...
August 4, 2026
AW | 2026 08 04 12:48 | INDUSTRY / AVIATION ORGANISMS Develops Test Trial Flight Russian-built aircraft The first Yakovlev MC-21-310 has completed its reinaugural flight as part of the…
The first series-production Yakovlev MC-21-310 fitted exclusively with components made in Russia successfully completed its maiden flight, marking an important advance in the strategy of the…
Russia’s effort to develop a domestically built competitor to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo reached a significant milestone after the first serial production Yakovlev MC-21-310 successfully…
August 3, 2026
An uncertificated pilot with no tailwheel or high-performance experience purchased a powerful Yakovlev Yak-55M and immediately crashed it following a string of poor decisions. What can we learn from…
The flight moves Russia’s domestically sourced narrowbody closer to certification.
July 27, 2026
Yakovlev said that has 18 production-standard aircraft under assembly. The import-substituted airliner is expected to enter service in 2027