Ryanair says it is talking to Russian and Chinese manufacturers on their new jetliners in a search for a suitable 199-seater.

S7 Airlines and British Airways have signed a code-sharing agreement, opening up joint flights from Russian regions via Moscow Domodedovo to London Heathrow.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) manufacturer serial number 95008 performed “premier” flight in Aeroflot colours.

Yesterday, 31 January, Sukhoi general director Mikhail was nominated to the post of the president of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).

Russia’s state VneshEconomBank (VEB) is not in a hurry to sell its stake in EADS and, if it does sell it, the bank wants the deal to be “lossless”.

The Indian air force is planning to acquire 250 Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) for some US dollar 25 billion.

Investigators have revealed “large financial misdemeanors” in the 13th State Scientific Research Institute and the Main Military-medical Directorate of the Russian defense ministry.

New Delhi was quick to turn down the recent US proposal to join the multinational Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II project, as it would obviously be affecting its earlier commitments to Russian partners.