Lufthansa adds 85 flights to Russia for FIFA 2018
The football fans will also be offered charter flights to Kaliningrad, Sochi, Samara and Rostov [...]
Air Transport
Azimuth gets final Superjet 100
The Russian carrier is so far the only all SSJ 100 airline in the world [...]
One third of Russian airports have increased their IT spending
Airports experience problems with domestically developed IT-platforms [...]
Belarus’ Belavia takes delivery of its first direct-purchased Embraer
Belorussian flag carrier’s new Embraer E175LR arrived in Minsk on April 19th [...]
40th Boeing 737-800 delivered to Russia’s Aeroflot
The latest 158-seat aircraft arrived at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport today [...]
Russia and Uzbekistan approved flights from Zhukovsky
This airport outside Moscow will now handle flights to Uzbek cities of Karshi and Nukus [...]
Volga-Dnepr withdraws from NATO military contracts
The Russian airline says it will focus on civil operations instead
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Russia’s Saratov Airlines to phase out Yakovlev Yak-42s
The Russian carrier is getting rid of the type as part of fleet renewal strategy [...]
Aeroflot’s latest Airbus A320 arrives in Moscow
Delivery is the 115th Airbus A320 family jet in the fleet of Russia’s largest carrier [...]
Simferopol Airport opens new terminal
Its annual capacity has increased to 6.5 million passengers [...]
Russia’s UTair wet-leases Superjet 100
Two aircraft operated by IrAero will serve regional destinations from Moscow [...]
55th Boeing enters revenue service for Aeroflot
Russian flag carrier’s latest new B737-800 is delivered, amid political tension between Russia and the USA [...]
Azeri capital’s airport served almost 900,000 passengers in 1Q 2018
Baku airport passenger traffic grew by 15 per cent in the period [...]
Best-ever operating results for airBaltic
Fourfold net income increase for Latvia’s national carrier in 2017 [...]
INSIGHT: Rossiya Airlines changes livery and strategy
St Petersburg-based airline is set to become a feeder carrier for parent Aeroflot [...]
Belarusian BySky bizav operator gets AOC
The new airline expects to launch operations before the end of 2018. [...]
Moscow and Cairo restored regular air connection
Flights from Russia popular Egyptian sea resorts are planned for second half of the year [...]
Sixth Boeing 777 joins fleet of Russia’s NordWind
The 277-seat widebody aircraft has already begun commercial operations for the Russian carrier [...]
Wings of Russia Air Transport Awards winners announced
The list of winners in the 21st annual Wings of Russia Air Transport Awards [...]
Russia’s Red Wings to take five more Airbus А321s
Number of А320 family aircraft in the airline’s fleet to grow to 12 [...]
Russia’s S7 Airlines and JAL to further expand codeshare cooperation
Flights between Tokyo and Irkutsk, Novosibirsk added to network [...]
Basel Aero to sell off Gelendzhik airport
Announcement of potential sale follows in less than a week after sanctions were imposed on Oleg Deripaska [...]
Russia’s only low-cost carrier’s fleet grows to 18 aircraft
Pobeda takes delivery of its latest factory-fresh Boeing 737-800 [...]
Russia’s airlines enjoy 11.7 per cent traffic growth in March
Carriers collectively transported 7.8 million passengers in the month [...]
Polar Airlines signs for 200 TVS-2DTS aircraft
The first deliveries are scheduled for 2021 [...]
Belavia’s Embraer fleet to increase further to 12 aircraft
Belarusian airline agrees new lease deal for five factory-fresh E175s and E190s [...]
Zaporizhia Airport to close runway for reconstruction
Of all airlines that are currently using the airport, only one carrier be able to continue operations from the remaining unpaved runway [...]
Estonia’s Nordica first quarter traffic up 17%
Further growth of the Estonian flag carrier is expected [...]
Lithuanian MRO signs up two new European clients
FL Technics lands WOW Air and Corendon Dutch Airlines as new clients [...]
Moscow Cargo to add second terminal in Sheremetyevo in 2020
The cargo facility will be available to all of the airport's airline customers
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Novaport acquires stake in Stavropol Airport
The investor announced intentions to boost the airport's traffic by 70% by 2022 [...]
A third B747-400F for Russia’s Sky Gates
Russian cargo airline to add another B747-400F in the second quarter of 2018 [...]
Private Kazakh airline joins IATA
SCAT is the second Kazakhstan-registered airline to be accepted as a member of the association [...]
Ural Airlines adds to fleet with an Airbus A320
Russia’s fifth largest airline’s all-Airbus fleet grows to 44 aircraft [...]
Qatar Airways to acquire 25 per cent of Russia’s third largest airport
Agreement between the airline and Vnukovo airport signed in Doha [...]
Ukraine’s biggest airline takes delivery of another new B737-800
Ukraine International Airlines progresses with fleet renewal [...]
Russia, Tajikistan waive bilateral restrictions on air connection
Four additional routes between the two countries have been approved for the summer season [...]
Aurora Airlines to get five aircraft for service to Kuril Islands
Purchase of five DHC-6 Twin Otters for Aurora is financed by Sakhalin administration and Aeroflot [...]
NordWind and Pegas Fly to add collectively 20 aircraft
The former carrier ordered widebody airliners, the latter – regional jets. [...]
Domodedovo automates passenger boarding
More than 1.2 million passengers have tested the new equipment in this Moscow airport [...]
UTair Airlines signs for two Boeing 737MAXs
These aircraft for Russian carrier will be leased through Air Lease Corporation [...]
Georgia’s Myway Airlines inaugurates first flight
Chinese-backed Tbilisi-based carrier to begin regular services in May [...]
Russian cargo airline introduces scheduled service at the US airport
Russia's AirBridgeCargo adds Columbus’ freight hub to growing network [...]
Yakutia Airlines abandons operation of Q400
The Russian airline intends to return them to the lessor or sell to another operator. [...]
Kyiv’s second largest airport to boost traffic by 35%
Traffic might further grow if Ukraine and the EU sign an open skies agreement in 2019 [...]
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana introduces summer schedule
The growth in frequencies and new services will see the national carrier serving 30 cities in 21 countries this summer [...]
Hong Kong Airlines to launch service to Moscow
The carrier is readying for the June-July FIFA World Cup, to be hosted in Russia [...]
US provisionally recognizes FATA as aircraft certification body
FATA is recognized as Russia’s plenipotentiary body for the certification of aircraft, designers, and manufacturers of aviation equipment [...]
INSIGHT: DBAC, Moscow’s modest FBO
The Domodedovo Business Aviation Center expects its custom to grow by 30% eventually [...]
Small Planet Airlines set to become Baltic’s largest carrier
Lithuania’s leisure carrier plans to increase its fleet to 28 aircraft, as passenger numbers and revenue grow [...]