Air Transport Russia plans to upgrade the Tu-214 airliner The Tu-214 jetliner, created by Tupolev in the late 1980s, has become very important for air travel in… Ricardo MeierPublished December 27, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Russian factory plans to deliver first Tu-214 commercial jets in 2024 The Kazan Aviation Plant (KAPO), located about 700 km east of Moscow, is expected to begin deliveries of… Ricardo MeierPublished November 27, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Cubana de Aviación takes back a Tupolev Tu-204 jet The state-owned airline Cubana de Aviación has recovered one of its four Tupolev Tu-204 jets. The single-aisle aircraft… Ricardo MeierPublished September 21, 2023 Read More
Defense Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber destroyed by Ukrainian drone A Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber, one of the most powerful Russian aircraft, was destroyed in a drone attack on… Ricardo MeierPublished August 22, 2023 Read More
Defense Russia leans on upgraded Tu-22M3 and Tu-160M bombers as it waits for PAK DA “flying wing” The Russian Air Force hopes to have the long-awaited PAK DA in the future, a stealth bomber in… Ricardo MeierPublished December 31, 2022 Read More
Defense Russia tests PAK DA stealth bomber engines Russia says it has advanced with static tests of the engine that will equip the PAK DA, a… Ricardo MeierPublished October 31, 2022 Read More
Defense Alleged Russian stealth bomber appears in patent images A patent application filed with the Federal Intellectual Property Service of Russia, on behalf of the manufacturer Tupolev,… Thiago VinholesPublished August 2, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Russia to spend $300 million to get 11 old jets back in flight The technological backlash in Russian commercial aviation took a further turn this week with the Ministry of Industry… Ricardo MeierPublished June 24, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Russia claims to have restarted production of old Tu-214 jets The Russian state group United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced last week the resumption of production of 20 Tupolev… Thiago VinholesPublished April 12, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Russia hints it can resume production of jetliners from the days of the Soviet Union Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said on Wednesday that, if necessary, the state-owned United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)… Ricardo MeierPublished March 17, 2022 Read More
Defense A new Tu-160 bomber takes to the skies 40 years after first flight Tupolev on Wednesday carried out the maiden flight of a new Tu-160M supersonic bomber at its facilities in… Ricardo MeierPublished January 13, 2022 Read More
Defense Stealth bomber PAK DA prototypes are being assembled, Russian minister says The PAK DA, the first Russian stealth bomber, is already in the process of producing prototypes, revealed the… Ricardo MeierPublished August 24, 2021 Read More
Defense PAK DA stealth bomber’s design reportedly approved by Russia The Russian Ministry of Defense would have approved the final design of the stealth bomber PAK DA, said… Ricardo MeierPublished April 5, 2021 Read More
Defense Russia to join MiG and Sukhoi in a single company Russia intends to bring its main aeronautical companies together in a single organization in order to reduce costs… Ricardo MeierPublished March 20, 2021 Read More
Air Transport ‘Soviet 727’, Tu-154 aircraft is retired in Russia One of the Soviet Union’s best-known and most important commercial planes ended its career in Russia on Wednesday.… Ricardo MeierPublished October 29, 2020 Read More
Defense Nearly 68 years old, Russian bomber Tupolev Tu-95 gets updated version When ‘Bear’ first took off in November 1952, Joseph Stalin was still the premier of the Soviet Union,… Ricardo MeierPublished August 24, 2020 Read More
History Comet or Tu-104: what was the first commercial jet in the world? Exactly 65 years ago, the Tupolev Tu-104 took off for the first time on June 17, 1955. The… Ricardo MeierPublished June 20, 2020 Read More
Defense Tupolev begins construction of PAK DA, the first Russian stealth bomber Russia has started construction of PAK DA (Perspective Aviation Complex for Long-Range Aviation), the country’s first stealth… Ricardo MeierPublished May 27, 2020 Read More
History Largest fighter ever built, Tu-128 was known for taking down US spy balloons Imagine a fighter jet longer than a regional jet and three times heavier than a Saab Gripen. It… Ricardo MeierPublished February 24, 2020 Read More
History “Russian 737”, Tupolev Tu-134 makes its last commercial flight The little-known airline Alrosa Airlines, from Siberia, held a historic fact on Wednesday, the last commercial flight of… Ricardo MeierPublished May 22, 2019 Read More