January 2019
MAC Aero Interiors launches a subsidiary in Sichuan [...]
flydubai to begin direct services to Uzbekistan
The Dubai-based carrier will operate to every country in Central Asia [...]
Russia’s Aurora Airlines reports a five per cent improvement
Aeroflot’s smallest subsidiary, which serves Russia’s far eastern regions, carried some 1.623 million passengers in 2018 [...]
Pobeda Airlines to expand its fleet by 50 per cent by the summer
Russia’s only low-cost carrier is targeting 10 million passengers in 2019 [...]
Start-up cargo airline CargoLogic Germany takes delivery of a Boeing 737F
The Volga-Dnepr-associated airline is hoping to launch operations from Leipzig/Halle during spring [...]
Magnetic MRO sets up a line maintenance station in Norway
Estonian maintenance specialist to add up to five more stations in 2019 [...]
Phenom 100 is awarded Russian type certificate
One of the newest Phenom 100EV ultralight business-jets has been acquired by a Russian customer [...]
How the air travel business would be so much better without those annoying customers
In today’s entire B2C sector, no industry has become more customer-unfriendly than air transport [...]
LCC Pobeda threatens to cancel all international flights from St Petersburg
Customs’ inspections of sealed galleys causes delayed aircraft turnaround times [...]
Sberbank and VTB have no plans to own Russia’s new regional start-up airline
The heads of Russia’s major banks outline their investment concept regarding their participation in the government-inspired project [...]
Air Serbia to restore air connections between Belgrade and Kyiv
Serbian flag carrier is also launching services to Krasnodar in Russia [...]
Russia’s Azur Air improved its operational results by 13.9 per cent in 2018
Russian biggest charter airline carried close to 4.3 million passengers last year [...]
Yakutia Airlines adds a Boeing 737-700 to its fleet
Russian regional airline has also announced plans for more of the type [...]
Aigle Azur of France expands in Russia and is to launch flights to Ukraine
French airline initiates services from Marseilles to Moscow and from Paris to Kyiv [...]
Qatar Airways freighter gives Kazakhstan significant new import capacity
The Doha-based airline has begun B777F operations to its new destination of Almaty [...]
MRO Russia & CIS is the leading professional gathering in the region
More than 1,200 professionals are expected to attend the 14th conference and exhibition in Moscow [...]
A second B737-900 enters service for Russia’s Azur Air
Russian leisure airline has started operating its second aircraft of the type [...]
Ukraine International retained double-digit growth in 2018
Ukrainian flag carrier maintained its dominant position with a market share of 64 per cent [...]
airBaltic served a record number of passengers in 2018 after another double-digit improvement
The Latvian hybrid airline carried some 4.1 million passengers last year [...]
Fast-growing Russia’s iFly becomes an all-Airbus operator
The charter airline is plotting another 40 per cent growth in 2019 [...]
S7 Airlines sees 12 per cent growth in passenger numbers
Russia’s second biggest airline group carried 15.96 million passengers in 2018 [...]
Russia’s Utair flew close to eight million passengers last year
Despite financial woes, the airline increased its passenger numbers by 8.7% in 2018 – and plans double-digit growth for this year [...]
Lack of customers forces Russia’s IrAero Airlines to ground its B777 China project
Insufficient passenger numbers for the airline’s recently acquired, wide-body fleet [...]
Azerbaijan Airlines and Buta Airways predict five per cent growth in 2019
Azeri flag carrier and its low-cost subsidiary’s 2019 joint target is 2.5 million passengers [...]
Lithuania’s Avion Express achieved record ACMI flight take up in 2018
Wet lease operator to start flying on behalf of Turkish low-cost carrier Onur Air [...]
Russian airlines traffic has mushroomed by 250 per cent in 10 years
Russia’s airlines collectively carried 116.1 million passengers in 2018, up by 10.5% y-on-y [...]
Superjet 100 production rates reduced by third in 2018
Russia’s Sukhoi Civil has built just 23 SSJ100s last year due to engine shortage [...]
Aeroflot and Aeromexico to codeshare
The carriers to connect Moscow and Mexico City via Amsterdam, London, Madrid and Paris [...]
Russia’s Ural Airlines targets 10 million passengers this year
Russian carrier is expecting the 2019 delivery of three A320neos, two A321neos and two B737MAX-8s [...]
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo volumes grew by two per cent in 2018
Total volumes carried by Russia’s leading airfreight airline exceeded 700,000 tonnes last year [...]
S7 Technics’ second site is ready to welcome the Boeing 737MAX
Russia's collective fleet of B737MAXs is expected to stretch to 100 units within five to seven years [...]
Discover how Russia and the CIS’ air transport business will become the biggest in Eastern Europe, Central Asia
Talk to market players at Aircraft Finance and Lease Russia & CIS conference [...]
Tajikistan’s troubled national carrier ceases operations
The main question is: who will take the passengers of Tajik Air? [...]
Rostec takes ownership of 83 per cent of UAC
Russia’s state-owned monster has moved quickly to acquire the shares of the parent company of Sukhoi, MiG and Irkut [...]
airBaltic expands its Airbus A220 maintenance capabilities
The Latvian hybrid airline has acquired additional hangar facilities at Riga [...]
12 per cent traffic growth for Aeroflot Group in 2018
The group’s airlines collectively carried some 56 million passengers last year [...]
Qazaq Air enjoyed 22 per cent growth in 2018
State-owned Kazakh regional carrier is preparing for a further leap this year [...]
Russian state banks may opt for Utair for their regional carrier project
The struggling top-five airline has large debts, primarily with Sberbank [...]
Brussels Airlines to change its Moscow airport
Belgium’s flag carrier to move its Russian capital operations from DME to SVO [...]
Russian cargo carrier Atran enlarges its fleet to four freighters
Volga-Dnepr Group airline kicks off 2019 with the delivery of a B737-400BCF [...]
2018 brings fastest development in Riga Airport’s history
Latvia’s capital airport served 7.06 million passengers last year [...]