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Russia's aircraft industry is one of the backbone branches of the country's economy. It is one of the most science-intensive hi-tech sectors and employs the largest number of skilled personnel. The production and value of the military aircraft branch far outstrips other defense industry sectors, and aircraft products make up more than half of ...
Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Moscow–Sheremetyevo to Murmansk, Russia.On 5 May 2019, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft operating the flight was climbing out when it was struck by lightning.
It then tumbled, exploded, and broke into two major pieces. The explosion, combined with the fire that broke out after the plane crashed, destroyed the front section of the plane. [23] [24] The tail section of the plane came to rest upside down away from the main wreckage, and remained largely intact.
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
On 4 January 2024, it was reported a saboteur attempted to set fire to a Su-34 parked at the Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport. A video of the act was published by Ukrainian GUR. [153] The saboteur attempted to ignite a fire inside the right air intake of the aircraft but was unsuccessful due to distance between the air intake itself and the engine.
An ammunition depot in Russia caught fire, after explosions at Ukraine’s border with Moldova raised concerns that the war may spill over; a monument to Russian-Ukrainian friendship was taken ...
On 25 April 2013, Red Wings announced it would be headed by Sergey Belov—the previous CEO of the airline "Russia". On 18 June 2013, the Federal Air Transport Agency renewed Red Wings' commercial passenger and cargo transportation certificate. On 22 June, the airline resumed charter flights, and on 12 July, scheduled flights from Moscow.
Russia: Propeller: Attack/Reconnaissance: 2021: 3: 3 [86] Helicopter Kamov Ka-27 Soviet Union: Rotorcraft: Attack: 1982: 6: 6 [61] Kamov Ka-52 Russia: Rotorcraft: Attack: 2011: 137: 137: About 138 Ka-52 in service according to World Air Forces, 41 on order. [2] As of 28 May 2024 at least 48 have been lost and 12 damaged in the Russian Invasion ...