IrAero and Aurora Airlines have announced that they are to purchase several Russian airliners through leasing agreements, including the Yakovlev SJ-100 and MC-21.
Yakovlev Yak-3UA G-OLEG arrived at Wellesbourne Mountford near Stratford-upon-Avon on 19 July, following its acquisition from Leicestershire-based Cirrus Aircraft UK by Andrew Holman West’s Russian Radials.
As Ukraine continues to face relentless Russian attacks amid a serious shortage of air-defence (AD) assets, some unconventional methods have been employed to alleviate the situation, including the use of civilian aircraft to down UAVs.
All Russian-built civil aircraft will now be branded under the historic Yakovlev name, Sergey Chemezov, head of state-owned aerospace, engineering and defence conglomerate Rostec, has said.
Formed in 1999, The Yakovlevs have displayed in front of an estimated two billion people across 13 countries and four continents during more than 2,000 displays…