February 2019
The two biggest contributors were Aeroflot and LCC Pobeda [...]
AirBridgeCargo Airlines brings in another Boeing 747-8F
The fleet of Russia’s largest freight carrier has grown to 13 B747-8Fs and six-400Fs [...]
National airline of Turkmenistan asks for help over safety improvements
Lufthansa Consulting to help Turkmenistan Airlines regain its EASA TCO [...]
Boeing to provide Uzbekistan Airways with B787 landing gear services
Uzbeki flag carrier fleet of Dreamliners to grow to six by 2020 [...]
Magnetic MRO bonds offering raises €8 million to support its growth plans
The Baltic technical care company has instigated bond trading to raise funds [...]
AirBridgeCargo adds Bangladesh to its Asian network
Dhaka becomes the 14th destination in the Russian cargo specialist’s Asian network [...]
Armenia Airlines aims to reach break-even in 2021
Armenia’s leading air passenger carrier carried 75,000 passengers in 2018 [...]
Russia’s iFly launches flights from Zhukovsky
One of Russia’s fastest growing airlines has launched services to China from Europe’s fastest-growing airport [...]
S7 Airlines’ domestic traffic growth continues to slow down
The international segment of Russia’s largest private carrier climbs at a double-digit rate [...]
LCC Pobeda’s net profits decreased by 43 per cent in 2018
Russia’s only low-cost carrier saw 2018 profits plummet, despite a 75 per cent revenue increase [...]
Lithuania’s GetJet Airlines handed extra lift by GECAS
The US lessor has agreed to lease three A320s to the ACMI and charter carrier [...]
Russia’s airlines collectively suffered 50 billion roubles losses last year
Dramatic fuel cost increases, overcapacity and low prices affected the industry’s profitability [...]
airBaltic to phase out its Boeing 737 fleet this year
Over-capacity has compelled the Latvian airline to end its B737CL operations a year ahead of schedule [...]
Pulkovo is first Russian airport to launch ‘virtual interline’ transfer connector
The St Petersburg airport is to develop its transfer business in partnership with a specialist on-line travel agency [...]
Azimuth Airlines to receive its ninth Superjet 100 in March
Russian regional carrier has signed a leasing contract with GTLK for one more Russian-made jet [...]
Yakutia Airlines receives another injection from the regional budget
The Russian carrier is hopeful of resuming international services before the end of the first quarter [...]
Moscow’s Vnukovo demonstrated 11.6% traffic growth in January
LCC Pobeda is now the largest carrier at Russia’s third busiest airport [...]
Russian companies to create a Superjet 100 corporate charter airline
Alexander Lebedev, owner of The Independent newspaper, has lined up partners for the project [...]
New brand and fleet reinvention takes off for Russia’s Nordavia
The Russian regional airline expects to double its traffic levels from last year [...]
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana net profit down 86% in 2018
Unaudited figures show higher revenues and soaring fuel costs in the period [...]
Russia’s Azimuth Airlines hopes to double its traffic in 2019
The world’s sole all-Superjet airline is targeting 1.2 million passengers, to bring in more SSJ100s [...]
EASA test team completes the initial session of MC-21 certification flights
Behaviour of the Russia’s advanced narrow-body twin jet was evaluated in various modes [...]
Embraer to provide components back up for Air Astana’s E-190-E2 fleet
Kazakhstan’s largest carrier signs up to the E2 components pool programme [...]
Russia’s Utair to present a new financial model this month
Managers at the financially stricken carrier are buoyed by current traffic trends [...]
Two Boeing 737 MAX 9s for Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines in May
Traffic growth has inspired private airline to order the type, which is new to the CIS market [...]
S7 Technics’ aircraft interiors adopts new technology
Russian company’s interior repairs and sewing services’ output increased by 30 per cent last year [...]
Low-cost Pobeda rises to third largest Russian airline for the first time
The combined traffic of Russia’s airlines was up by 8.8 per cent in January [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines reports results of first seven months of operations
Start-up hybrid airline carried 441,600 passengers in seven months of 2018 [...]
Financially stricken Utair stands by its fleet expansion strategy
Siberian airline remains in dire straits as it plans a further restructuring [...]
Ukraine’s flag carrier places financial stability ahead of fleet expansion
Ukraine International will concentrate on fleet renewals and launch just one new connection [...]
Kazakh’s air travel market growth slows
The central Asian country is now banking on its international transit potential [...]
Lithuania’s GetJet takes delivery of its first widebody
ACMI and charter carrier introduces the first Airbus A330 to the Baltic States [...]
Russian government allocates an additional 10.5 billion roubles for the MC-21 project
Replacement of foreign-made components with Russian substitutes on MC-21 is on the agenda [...]
EASA bars Turkmenistan Airlines flights from entering the EU
The European agency has suspended authorisation on safety grounds [...]
Zhukovsky airport expects slower growth this year after spectacular 2018
Russia’s fastest growing airport serving Moscow continues to develop its infrastructure [...]
Russian airports pass historic 200 million passengers milestone
Almost half of them travelled through Moscow’s three airports [...]
Aeroflot’s 2018 profits slump by 90 per cent after soaring fuel prices
Russian flag carrier blames its deteriorating financial performance on rocketing fuel costs, stiffening competition [...]
Volga-Dnepr Gulf wins maintenance approval for Boeing 777s
The Russian cargo airline’s UAE-based MRO facility extends its scope of services [...]
St Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport struggles to boost transfer traffic
Rossiya Airlines generated 87 per cent of the airport’s total number of transfer passengers last year [...]
Wizz Air grows its fleet in Georgia
Hungary’s budget airline to add third Airbus A320 to its west Georgia-based fleet to launch new routes [...]
Insight: Kyrgyzstan adopts controversial opens-skies policy
The move will further aggravate the situation for local carriers, but help the country maintain air connections with the rest of the world [...]
Russian airlines’ passenger numbers projected to grow by 10% this year
The nation’s transport ministry believes the industry will beat its 2018 record of 116.2 million passengers [...]