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Assembling of the first Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter has started

19 December 2020 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has recently disclosed the information about assembling the first prototype of Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter, that already began at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. Mi-171A3 comes with several […]

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The last commercial flight of Tu-154 in Russia – end of the era of Soviet airliners

15 December 2020 Jacek Domański

On 28th October 2020, Tupolev Tu-154M owned by Air Company ALROSA (Авиакомпания АЛРОСА) and registered as RA-85757, performed its final scheduled flight. The aircraft, carrying 140 passengers and flown by crew of Alexander Leshkevich, Nikolai […]

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First Ansat for Republika Srpska

22 November 2020 Jacek Domański

The Russian Helicopters holding company has announced the first delivery of Ansat helicopter for a European customer. This rotorcraft – being the first of total three contracted helicopters – is equipped for medical operations and […]

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First helicopter knock-down kits to Kazakhstan

8 November 2020 Jacek Domański

The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAP) of the Russian Helicopters holding has delivered two Mi-8AMT helicopter knock-down kits to Kazakhstan, which would be assembled by their customer. The delivery is based on a trilateral contract for […]

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Mi-8 test operation programme launched in Indonesia

28 October 2020 Jacek Domański

Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAP) is currently launching a test operation programme in Indonesia. The programme, intended for Mi-8/171 helicopter family, is aimed at the assessing of all the advantages of helicopters real operation in conjunction […]

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Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter development enters the next stage

26 September 2020 Jacek Domański

The Russian Helicopter company has announced recently that the development of the first Russian offshore helicopter – that started in 2018 under the Mi-171A3 designation – entered the next stage and the production of the […]

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HSC and Polar Airlines signed a service contract for Ansat helicopters

24 September 2020 Jacek Domański

During the International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2020 – held between 15th and 17th September in Moscow – the Helicopter Service Company (HSC), belonging to the Russian Helicopters holding, and Polar Airlines signed a comprehensive […]

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Ansat helicopter at HeliRussia-2020

16 September 2020 Jacek Domański

During the International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia, held between 15th and 17th September 2020 in Moscow, the Russian Helicopters holding presented new equipment options for Ansat multipurpose helicopter and announced the development of the new […]

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Mi-171A2 certified in South Korea

11 September 2020 Jacek Domański

The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has validated the type certificate for Mi-171A2 helicopter, which is manufactured at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, belonging to the Russian Helicopters holding company. Validation of […]

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Modernized Mi-171 delivered to China

10 September 2020 Jacek Domański

Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (a part of the Russian Helicopters holding company) recently announced the delivery of modernized Mi-171 helicopter with VK-2500-03 engines to a Chinese civil aviation company. In 2019, the Civil Aviation Administration of […]

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