Russia: SC “Aviastar-SP” completes interior mounting in the next SSJ-100 aircraft for the SC “Aeroflot”

Ulyanovsk aircraft factory experts mounted interior equipment (full package) on a subsequent SSJ-100 for the “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines” entity and passed the aircraft over to the specialized enterprise JSC “Aero-Spectrum” for painting. The works on the aircraft were carried out in the framework of an industrial cooperation agreement between JSC “Aviastar-SP” and the company…

Russia: transfer compartment docked with Progress MS-03 cargo vehicle

On July 11, the RSC Energia specialists successfully completed technological operations to join the cargo transport vehicle (CTV) Progress MS-03 with the transfer compartment. The vehicle pre-launch processing under the International Space Station (ISS) is provided at spacecraft assembly & testing facilities (SC ATF) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. According to the preparatory operations schedule the…

Russia: imports of sour cherry from Afghanistan and peaches from Somali banned

Russia bans import of sour cherry and cherry from Afghanistan and peaches and nectarines from Somali because of suspected smuggling of such products, the Russian veterinary and phytosanitary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said. Temporary restrictions are introduced on import of such products to Russia through third countries as well. Measures are taken in connection with deliveries of…

Russia: seaports grain shipments up in H1 2016

In January-June the seaports of Russia increased the shipment volumes of grains by 29.4% YoY, to 12.1 million tons, the Association of Sea Commercial Ports of the Russian Federation announced. At the same time some increasing of mineral fertilizers shipment by 9.9%, to 8.5 million tons, was observed. The general cargo turnover in the Russian…