Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft is shaking up its leadership, with the heads of Yakovlev and Tupolev set to leave their posts under a consolidation effort. United Aircraft has recently ...

Russian airframer Irkut has formally changed its corporate name to Yakovlev, following approval of the decision at a general meeting of shareholders. The company, part of the United Aircraft aerospace ...

Russian aircraft maker Yakovlev has reshuffled its engineering teams as it works to certify its MC-21 narrowbody after multiple delays. The manufacturer has called in designers from the Sukhoi ...

Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut Corporation has changed its name to Yakovlev. The legal re-branding process will be completed in August, CEO Andrey Boginsky announced July 26. Irkut took ...

General Director of UAC Yury Slyusar said this summer that the corporation might start producing SSJ 100 aircraft at HAL’s plant MOSCOW, September 19. /TASS/. The producer of Russian civil aircraft ...

MOSCOW, November 22. /TASS/. By 2030, 270 MC-21 aircraft will be produced in Russia, according to a presentation by Oleg Nesterov, Deputy General Director of the Yakovlev Aircraft Company, which was ...

Click to open image viewer. The Yak 18 was the primary trainer for generations of Russian, Chinese and other fliers around the world. The airplane was also a major influence on the world of ...