INDUSTRY
• Tu-204SM kicks off certification tests in Zhukovsky • Mi-26T2 trials • Mi-34C1 snags first orders • Tu-214-ON for Open Skies programme has flown • Ka-62 to take to the air in two years Alexey Samusenko: "The Mi-38 may well be called a 21st century helicoрter" Mi-38: successor to legendary Mi-8 Amphibian changes its place of origin Be-200 series production in Taganrog kicks off MILITARY AVIATION PAK FA: two prototypes in trials Advanced Yaks for RusAF Borisoglebsk Air Force Training Centre receives five Yak-130s • Su-34 completes official trials • Air Force accepting new Su-27SMs • First Su-35S has flown • Mi-28N production on the rise • Ka-52 being learnt in Torzhok CONTRACTS AND DELIVERIES • More MiG-29K/KUBs delivered while Vikramaditya kicks off trials • Myanmar receives new MiG-29 batch • India got its third A-50EI • Two Il-76MF freighters ready for Jordan • Kaveri tests on Russian flying testbed carry on • Rostvertol steps up Mi-35 exports Upgrade of Indian MiG-29s kicks off COMMERCIAL AVIATION • Russian An-148s launching operations to Europe • An-158 gearing up for new orders • MC-21 has got 190 orders and waiting for more First Sukhoi Superjet launches operations Rysachok: for flying schools and commuter airlines FLIGHT SAFETY Cause of incident: counterfeit parts In the wake of a Mi-26 crash in India |