Alcoa and VSMPO-AVISMA launch aerospace joint venture
AlTi Forge will be a supplier of advanced titanium and aluminum alloys products [...]
September 2016
Flight school in Saratov to train future pilots for Aeroflot
Graduates of the state-run college will be guaranteed employment with the national carrier [...]
Tulpar Technic approved for SSJ100 MRO
Maintenance division of Kazan-based Tulpar Air has got LOIs for servicing about 30 aircraft [...]
Russia cuts state aircraft lessor’s recapitalization
GTLK will receive from the government six times less money than it expected for the purchase of SSJ 100s and L-410s [...]
Start-Up Ukrainian airline enters market
Anda Air has received approval for passenger transportation [...]
Russia’s Ural Airlines traffic grew 12% in August
The Ekaterinburg-based airline has served more than 4.271 million passengers since the beginning of the year [...]
Aeroflot signs agreement with Krasnokutsky Flight School to employ top-performing graduates
Moscow, 13 September 2016. – Aeroflot has signed an agreement with the Krasnokutsky Flight School at Ulyanovsk Civil Aviation Institute to offer guaranteed employment to [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of its 30th Airbus A321
The factory-new A321 brings the carrier's total fleet to 183 aircraft [...]
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co gets new head
Kamil Gainutdinov officially appointed as president of SCAC [...]
Aeroflot Expands Fleet with New Airbus A321 V. Shukshin
Factory-new aircraft equipped with Sharklets enters the fleet of Russia's largest operator [...]
Pobeda Airlines to Lease Five Boeing 737s from BOC
The low-cost carrier's fleet should eventually reach 40 aircraft [...]
Domodedovo new terminal project approved
Upon its completion, the annual capacity of the passenger terminal (T1 and T2 combined) will exceed 45 million pax [...]
Zhukovsky airport handles first passenger flight
Belarusian Belavia operated its first flight from Minsk, which is to become a daily route from now on [...]
Domestic operators win back Russian bizav market
Some 80% of all Russian bizav traffic passes via Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, and Sochi [...]
Rossiya receives sixth Boeing 747-400
The aircraft is its first 747 leased through VEB Leasing [...]
RusLine connects to Sabre to boost sales
Russian regional airline is looking to expand its route network and offer improved range of products for business travelers [...]
Russian Helicopters gets new chief designer
Nikolay Pavlenko will be responsible for shaping and implementing a common R&D and Innovation Policy across the holding's subsidiaries [...]
Aeroflot Announces Results of Board of Directors Meeting
Moscow, 9 September 2016. – PJSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces the results of the Board of Directors meeting held on 8 September 2016. The [...]
Aeroflot cedes Boeing 787 purchase rights
The airline is likely to get these aircraft later through the local lessor, Avia Capital Services [...]
INTERVIEW: Russian bizav market shows signs of recovery
Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation explains, why there is still hope for the Russian business aviation market [...]
MRO for Bombardier bizjets to open at Vnukovo
Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services and VTS Jets create the first full-scale maintenance center for Bombardier business jets in Russia [...]
Dexter taps RUAG for PC-12 maintenance
Russian on-demand operator trusted Swiss MRO with its fleet of ten Pilatus PC-12s [...]
Falcon 8X Set for delivery to a Russian customer next year
The French OEM is showcasing Falcon 7X and 900LX at the ongoing JetExpo 2016 in Vnukovo [...]
HondaJet debutes in Russia
The ultra-light business jet has made appearance at the ongoing JetExpo 2016 show [...]
Red Wings Starts Operating Tu-214
The aircraft with tail number RA-64518 was previously operated by Transaero [...]
Business Aviation in Russia Loses Traction
However, Bombardier business jet delivery forecast predicts a come-back of the Russian customers [...]
Aeroflot celebrates 10th anniversary of flights to Hannover
Moscow, 5 September – Aeroflot today marks ten years of flying to Hannover, one of the biggest cities in Germany. The first regular flight took place on 5 September, 2006 [...]
Delta Suspends MOW – NYC Flights Until Spring
Aeroflot remains the only carrier with direct flights connecting Russia and the US. [...]
Voronezh airport plans to transform into cargo hub
Runway extension is part of a strategy to develop cargo processing facilities and expand the airport’s route network [...]
Aurora to purchase two more Twin Otters
Canadian-made turboprops are expected to replace Soveit-era Antonov An-2 single-engine biplanes on local routes [...]
Boryspil increases August passenger traffic by 20%
Ukraine's largest airport continues riding the wave of the new hub-model strategy, attracting transit passengers and new carriers [...]
Russia and Germany liberalize air connection
Enhanced competition is expected to boost international operations, which are currently in decline in Russia [...]
Ex-Boeing exec to head SCAC
Kamil Gainutdinov, currently regional sales director at Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, will become president of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft in a corporate management shift [...]
Charter connection between Russia and Turkey restored
Sheremetyevo has prepared for the surge of traffic due to lifting of the ban on charter flights to Antalya [...]
Russian Helicopters’ H1 2016 income drops 25%
African customers generated the largest share of the Russian Helicopters' revenue [...]
Russia poised to limit import of aircraft older than 12 years
The current zero-tax regime currenlt in effect for Western-built aircraft will not be extended to older aircraft [...]
New Russian cargo airline acquires Boeing 747-400F
Sky Gates Airlines is expected to begin operating flights in October of this year, at the time when cargo traffic usually picks up [...]
Azur Air Ukraine remains in Russian hands
UTair remains the owner of the airline despite earlier intentions to sell the assets to Anex Tour [...]
Eurasian Economic Union lifts duties for light helicopters
Zero duty rate for helicopters with empty weight of up to 1 ton will be effective until the end of 2017. [...]
Ex-Transaero wide-bodies join Rossiya’s fleet
Aeroflot's subsidiary has added a 747-400 and a 777-300 to its fleet [...]
Russia’s majors improve financial results
Aeroflot shares broke the maximum since 2008 backed by strong H1 report [...]
Antonov agrees on An-225 assembly in China
The Ukrainian producer intends to jointly set up fully-licensed serial production in China [...]
Sukhoi completes Aeroflot’s SSJ100 delivery contract
The 30 aircraft from the original order have now been delivered, a LOI for 20 more signed [...]
Nordavia reconsidered its plan to become a low-cost carrier
Its shareholders made up their mind to go for a legacy network carrier in cooperation with the sister airline Red Wings [...]