2018
There have been concerns that construction would not be complete in time due to delays [...]
Fourth Chinese airline launches scheduled flights to St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo
Sichuan Airlines operates a twice-weekly service to St. Petersburg with an an A330-300 [...]
Aeroflot toughens penalties for unauthorised opening of aircraft emergency exits
Aeroflot has strengthened the penalties for unauthorised opening of emergency exits on board its aircraft. [...]
Traffic through Russian airports grew 15.7% in 2017
Some 185 million passengers traveled through the country’s airports airports last year [...]
Rossiya Airlines to move from Vnukovo to Sheremetyevo
Russia's second largest carrier will share the new airport with its parent carrier Aeroflot. [...]
Russian lessor takes delivery of two helicopters for Convers Avia
The aircraft will be used for transporting shift workers under contracts with oil companies [...]
Winglet-equipped SSJ100 makes world debut
The aircraft on display is the flying prototype factory numbered 97006 [...]
Russia’s Azur Air reports 60% traffic growth for 2017
The Turkey-backed carrier connects 40 Russian regions with 30 international leisure destinations [...]
SR Technics, Russia’s Ural Airlines sign long-term contract
The Swiss MRO provider is extending its servicing partnership with Russia’s fourth-largest carrier [...]
StandardAero to provide APU servicing for Russia’s S7 Airlines
The US provider will support the Russian carrier’s growing Embraer fleet [...]
Aeroflot’s net profit grows nearly 22% in 2017
The airline managed to stay in the black despite negative half-year results [...]
Engineering Holding rebrands as S7 Technics
Russia's largest MRO provider expects more recognition with the new brand [...]
INSIGHT: Riga expanding as Baltic hub
The most popular 2017 onward destinations from Latvia’s premier airport were Tallinn, Vilnius, Moscow, Helsinki, and St. Petersburg [...]
Azur Air’s certificate restricted over flight delays
The charter airline is to rectify the problem by March 20, or it may have to cease operations [...]
Ural Airlines to receive two А321neo LRs in 2019
The airline may become the launch operator for the type in Russia [...]
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo grew 13% in 2017
The company inaugurated new destinations and ventured intothe pharmaceuticals market [...]
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana sees profit rebound in 2017
The carrier's transit traffic increased by 58% last year [...]
Ukraine International Airlines phases out its only cargo aircraft
The Boeing 737-300F (UR-FAA) was the only cargo aircraft in UIA's fleet [...]
Aeroflot introduces bank-card and document recognition on mobile apps
Aeroflot has added a bank-card recognition module to its iOS and Android apps. [...]
Aeroflot Group carried a record 50 million passengers in 2017
The consolidation is bearing its fruit [...]
Aeroflot orders 50 Russian-built MC-21s
At least the first 25 of the batch will come with foreign-made engines [...]
Kazakhstan ready to adopt British aviation regulation model
Serious changes will have to be made to the country's air transport oversight system in the process [...]
Aeroflot Announces Results of Board of Directors’ Meeting
PJSC Aeroflot (MOEX: AFLT) announces the results of a Board of Directors meeting held on 1 February 2018 that was chaired by Mikhail Poluboyarinov. [...]
Aeroflot to sign firm order with Rostec for 50 of the latest Russian-built MC-21 aircraft
Aeroflot will become the largest customer for the latest Russian-built medium-range aircraft, the MC-21. [...]
Russian freight traffic growth hit 15.7% in 2017
AirBridgeCargo led the rating with over 565,000 tons moved [...]
Minsk airport reports 20% traffic growth for 2017
The main Belarusian gateway benefited in part from transit passengers [...]
INSIGHT: New growth points for Engineering Holding
Russia’s major MRO provider is going through a transformation process [...]
Russia to export seven Kamov Ka-32A11BC rotorcarft in 2018
Foreign operators will get new Russian-made multipurpose coaxial helicopters next year [...]
MC-21 with Russian engines could be certified in 2021
Flight tests of the PD-14-powered version are scheduled to begin in 2019 [...]
Ural Airlines passes eight-millionth-passenger mark in 2017
The carrier added five A320 family airliners to its fleet last year [...]
Modernisation, expansion help S7 Airlines boost trafic
The carrier added A320neo and Embraer E190 airliners to its fleet last year [...]
Tajik Air exempt from aircraft import duties, taxes
The president of Tajikistan also instructed the government to devise a program to support the national carrier [...]
INSIGHT: Zaporizhia sets its sights high
The airport is building a new passenger terminal due to be commissioned in 2019 [...]
Ural Airlines to bring A320-family fleet up to 50 in 2018
The first of this year's airliners are to be delivered in March (Leonid Faerberg / Transport-photo.com) [...]
Traffic growth at airports of Kyrgyzstan gains momentum
The capital city Bishkek alone welcomed 2.165 million passengers in 2017 [...]
Moscow among most popular destinations from Prague, Riga in 2017
Over 800,000 passengers traveled between the Russian and Czech capital cities last year [...]
Putin proposes civilian version of Tupolev Tu-160 bomber
Production of the upgraded military jet is being resumed in Russia [...]
Kazakhstan’s air travel market grew at double-digit rate in 2017
The country's carriers saw their combined passenger traffic grow 23% last year; traffic through the Kazakh airports increased by 17% [...]
INSIGHT: The art of repairing aircraft in Siberia
Swiss MRO specialist RUAG provides Krasnoyarsk-based carrier AeroGeo with on-site maintenance services [...]
Turkish Technic C-checks two A330s for Nordwind Airlines
The MRO provider also supplies components for the Russian carrier's A330 fleet [...]
Airports of Regions purchases 20% stake in Surgut airport
The Russian management company is planning to build a new passenger terminal [...]
Aeroflot Group Passenger Traffic Up 15.4% in 2017
Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) today announces operating results for Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for December and twelve months of 2017 [...]
Traffic through Dushanbe airport increases 13% in 2017
The number of flights handled by the airport last year increased 1.6% compared to 2016 [...]
Russian airports report 2017 results
Kazan demonstrated the highest growth rate at 37.1% [...]
S7 Group regains full control over S7 Airlines
Eurofinance-Nedvizhimost, which has given up its 10.05% stake in the Russian carrier [...]
Kazakhstan’s SCAT, Air Astana revise Boeing delivery dates
The Kazakh flag carrier will receive its Dreamliners in 2021 [...]
Top 20 Russian carriers by traffic announced for 2017
Russian airlines transported 105 million passengers last year, or 18.6% up on 2016 [...]
Sevastopol airport might open for commercial flights by 2020
Ukraine used to operate passenger flights from the air base prior to Crimea's annexation by Russia [...]
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo looking for international investor
The owner is willing to sell up to 10% of Russia's largest airport [...]
S7 Airlines receives Embraer E170 emergency procedures trainer
The device is intended for cabin crew emergency evecuation and door opening training [...]