2018
For political reasons, neither Boeing, nor its Russian partner VSMPO-Avisma, have publicised this high-profile event [...]
INTERVIEW: “30% to 40% of our business is coming from Russia and the CIS” – Comlux Aviation CEO
Andrea Zanetto shares the operator’s experiences with a Sukhoi Business Jet, as well as his views on the state of the local market [...]
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana gears up for Embraer E190-E2 operations
Brazilian manufacturer also shares its insight on Embraer maintenance services in Russia [...]
Brussels Airlines is not planning to renew SSJ100 wet-leases
The Belgian carrier won’t extend its Superjet wet lease contract with CityJet [...]
Azerbaijan’s only low-cost carrier expands its fleet
Buta Airways takes delivery of a new E-190, its seventh of the type [...]
Sukhoi Civil in talks with Interjet over upgraded SSJ100
But Mexican carrier to phase out several SSJ100s [...]
Iraqi Airways carries 9,200 passengers between Iraq and Russia in 12 months
The airline’s first year back on the route after a 17-year moratorium [...]
Azerbaijan’s AZAL proposes 14 new international routes from Baku
Network expansion will be spurred by the arrival of B737MAXs next year [...]
New Ukrainian airline commences its first commercial flight
Dream Wind operates its first commercial flight from Kyiv to Antalya [...]
Lithuanian MRO provider to support flag carrier of Luxembourg’s B737 fleet
Luxair chooses FL Technics for its Boeing 737NG servicing [...]
RusJet to help market Sukhoi Business Jet
Russian operator will help SCAC with SBJ marketing and sales [...]
Aeroflot Group warns of profit slump
Russia’s largest airline group is preparing for turbulence [...]
Falcon 8X gets new MRO provider in Russia
UVT-Aero added Dassault Falcon 8X capability to its service list [...]
SCAC to boost Sukhoi Business Jet range in 2019
Four additional auxiliary fuel tanks will enable the aircraft to cover 7,200 km [...]
Air travel market in Kazakhstan grows 5.5 times faster than railway
In the first eight months of 2018, air services were favoured by 4.6 million passengers [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic numbers grow further in August
After a slow early summer, traffic growth has again picked up, with Aeroflot and Rossiya leading the way [...]
Russia’s Nordwind engages Turkish Technic for new liveries on its entire wide-body fleet
Existing facilities in Russia are insufficient for painting the airline’s nine A330s and Boeing 777s [...]
First Severstal Superjet 100 unveiled
Russian airline chooses another leasing provider for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 B100s [...]
Aeroflot to purchase 100 Russian-made SSJ100 regional aircraft
The agreement, subject to corporate approval, is the largest in the recent history of the Russian airline [...]
Aeroflot and Vietnam Airlines sign strategic cooperation memorandum
Russian and Vietnamese flag carriers to begin code-sharing on domestic routes inside their countries [...]
Electronic visas now accepted at six Russian Far East airports
The simplified entry clearance procedure is expected to foster greater tourism in the Far East of Russia [...]
Russia’s iFly Airlines extends its China connections
The leisure carrier to operate 12 routes from Russia to 11 destinations in China before the end of this year [...]
Ukraine’s second biggest airport’s traffic surged by 54.9 per cent in August
Kyiv International Airport (IEV) handled 358,300 passengers in the month [...]
Russia’s Nordwind to launch 40 new destinations in its winter schedule
Russia's 7th biggest airline registered a 196% year-on-year traffic surge in the first half of this year [...]
Air travel between Russia and CIS countries surged in July
At the same time, traffic growth on international routes outside the CIS slowed to a year low [...]
LCC Ryanair finally comes to Ukraine
Europe’s largest low-cost carrier projects that up to 635,000 passengers a year will use its 38 weekly flights from Kyiv [...]
Rossiya Airlines transfers some flights from Vnukovo to Sheremetyevo
The carrier will join parent airline Aeroflot at its Moscow base in October [...]
Uzbekistan Airways Technics adds the B737 to its MRO menu
Uzbeki maintenance provider plans to start offering the service from next year [...]
Russian government changes its plans regarding financing of IL-96-400M
The four billion rubles previously allocated for the purchase of the wide-body airliner have now been reallocated [...]
Russia’s Nordwind Airlines alters its focus to scheduled services
The charter carrier, part of the Pegas Touristik, has launched scheduled services to Germany [...]
MC-21 aircraft passes tests for night landings
Navigation, landing and exterior lighting equipment all performed as expected [...]
Hungarian low-coster to further expand in Ukraine
Wizz Air’s four aircraft to focus on Kyiv airport operations in 2019 [...]
Russian flag carrier makes key appointments
Vitaly Saveliev is re-elected as CEO and Andrey Chikhanchin appointed head of commerce and finance as Aeroflot reflects on a nine-year ascent [...]
Russia’s Utair doubles its losses in the first half of 2018
Decline in the passenger segment increases carrier’s financial woes by 20.2 per cent [...]
Aeroflot Group posts 5.2 billion rubles loss for first half of 2018
Despite traffic growth, fuel cost spikes plague Russia’s largest airline group [...]
Air Astana’s domestic traffic down as Qazaq Air bites into local market
Fierce competition on domestic routes hinders Kazakhstan national carrier’s local growth [...]
INSIGHT: S7 Technics Holding dominates MRO services in Novosibirsk
Russia’s largest independent maintenance services provider rules the Siberian market [...]
Lithuania’s capital airport signs ACL to manage its slots in 2019
Contract coincides with Vilnius’ passenger numbers growth to 4.7 million a year [...]
Aeroflot and S7 Group outgrow the Russian market
Russia’s two largest airline groups’ traffic growth rate hits year record, as the rest slow down [...]
Rossiya Airlines’ cabin crews go digital
Russian airline implements SITAOnAir’s solution to streamline its cabin crew management operations [...]
Russia’s Yakutia Airlines to lease 10 Boeing 737MAX-7s
To facilitate this transaction, the airline is looking for a buyer for up to half of its shares [...]
INSIGHT: How Riga Airport aims to double its cargo traffic by 2025
The Latvian airport plans to launch a logistics centre and offer incentives to attract cargo airlines and freight forwarders [...]
Russia’s Utair outlines its B737MAX-8 delivery schedule
Three B737MAX-8s and two B737-800s are to join the airline’s fleet next year [...]
Tallinn expansion for Latvia’s airBaltic
12 direct services from the Estonian capital for Latvian carrier in 2019 [...]
Estonian airline to provide Swedish domestic services
Nordica’s subsidiary has won a contract to provide services in the Swedish domestic market [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of two more Superjet 100s
Russian flag carrier expands its fleet to 245 aircraft [...]
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft posts a $12 million loss in first half of 2018
Russian regional jet’s share of global regional jet market deliveries declined [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic growth slows in July
Mid-summer traffic growth rate is lowest since beginning of the year [...]
Russia’s MC-21-300 will be less expensive than western counterparts
The new Russian narrow-body’s list price is set at US$96.1 million [...]
Komiaviatrans’ international flights are banned
Restrictions imposed on Russian regional airline allegedly because of its unstable financial standing [...]