Mikhail Pogosyan
From aircraft design to engineering education
Mikhail Pogosyan is a Russian aerospace engineer of Armenian heritage, born in 1956. He graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1979 and began his professional career at the Sukhoi Design Bureau.
His career has encompassed aircraft design, research and the management of large industrial programmes. He held senior positions at Sukhoi and the United Aircraft Corporation, participating in programmes to develop aviation systems.
In 2016, he was elected rector of the Moscow Aviation Institute. His educational work has linked the university with industry, bringing student training closer to practical design and production challenges. This career combines engineering, organisational experience and the education of new specialists.