Russia's Ural Works of Civil Aviation, a private company based in Yekaterinburg, flew the nine-seat LMS-901 Baikal light turboprop on Jan. 30. Denver-based Frontier Airlines and Florida-based Spirit Airlines plan to merge in a deal that would create the largest ultra-low-cost carrier in the Americas (page 22). The SSJ-NEW version of Russia's Suk-hoi Superjet 100 regional jet is expected to be certified in 2023. Most foreign content will be replaced with Russian components-except its Russo-French SaM146 engines.
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