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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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EMERCOM to receive the first upgraded Mi-26T2

29 August 2020 Jacek Domański

A contract for delivery the first upgraded Mi-26T2 for the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) was signed during the ongoing International Military-Technical Forum ´Army-2020´. Mi-26T2 is an upgraded version of Mi-26T, a civil variant […]

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The first flights of Ansat in Mexico

7 August 2020 Jacek Domański

The first flights of Ansat light multipurpose helicopter, owned by a Mexican company Craft Avia Center, were commenced in Guadalajara. During one of those flights, Ansat performed a landing and take-off operation on a skyscraper […]

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ICAO compliance for Ansat training simulator

11 July 2020 Jacek Domański

Kazan Helicopters, being a part of the Russian Helicopters holding company, has received a positive qualification of Ansat helicopter training simulator compatibility with international standards. The evaluation was done by the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named […]

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The first civilian Mi-8AMT Arctic helicopter

19 June 2020 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) started serial production of Mi-8AMT Arctic helicopters for civilian customers. The company recently issued a press release stating that the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant already completed the […]

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Honouring the aviation personalities of Pardubice

22 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Wednesday, 13th May 2020, marked the 109th anniversary of famous flight from Pardubice to Prague, performed by one of aviation pioneers, Jan Kašpar. A unique event with the name ´In homage to aviation personalities of […]

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