United Aircraft has flown a Yakovlev Superjet 100 testbed, fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines, to the test airfield at ...

Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia is urging aviation organisations to pay closer attention to the risk of ...

Safran announced the production of the 300th PowerJet SaM146 in 2017, hailing that " Powerjet was the first civil joint venture in Russia for producing an engine for a brand new aircraft.

The PowerJet SaM146 turbofan engine for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 family of 75-95-seat regional jets has completed the first phase of airborne trials on an Ilyushin Il-76LL transport, accumulating ...

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) marked a new era in Russian aviation when it debuted in 2011. As Russia’s first fully modern commercial airliner, it was built to rival regional jets from Bombardier ...

Russia’s top priority now lies with the MC-21, leaving the SSJ100 with a limited budget. The Powerjet SaM146 turbofan chosen to power the Sukhoi Superjet 100 finished the first phase of flight ...

Powerjet received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the SaM146 turbofan on June 23. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft hopes to make the first engine runs on its PowerJet SaM146-equipped ...

PowerJet, the Snecma/NRO Saturn joint venture, announced yesterday that 100% of certification tests have been completed on the SaM146 engine that will power the Sukhoi Superjet 100. Speaking to ...

Featuring PowerJet SaM146 engines capable of producing 17,000 pounds of thrust and an integrated avionics system developed by France’s Thales, the new regional jet strives for a level of ...

PowerJet's SaM146 engine certified by EASA Meanwhile, PowerJet, Snecma’s JV with Russian engine manufacturer NPO Saturn, announced that the SaM146 engine has been certified by the European Aviation ...

It is powered by the French-Russian-made PowerJet SaM146 engine. The SSJ-100 was designed to compete favorably with the likes of the Airbus A220 and Embraer’s E190.