SR Technics wins an exclusive engine services contract with Ukraine International
A seven-year agreement covers a minimum of 34 CFM56-7B shop visits [...]
Air Transport
PHOTO: Aviastar-TU changes the livery on one of its Tupolev Tu-204s
The aircraft has been re-branded in the colours of the Alibaba-controlled Cainiao Network [...]
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic growth slowed down in September
Flag carrier Aeroflot’s figures were flat in the month [...]
Russian, Saudi wealth funds and German investment group create an aircraft leasing company for Russia
Partners plan to invest more than US$600 million in the business [...]
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Swiss elect to stay at Domodedovo
Largest European airline group operating in Russia has opted to extend its contract with the Moscow airport until 2025 [...]
Uzbekistan Airways Technics gains approval for Boeing 737 maintenance
The Uzbeki MRO provider has expanded its capability in an effort to attract international customers [...]
Rossiya Airlines to transfer some of its Boeing 737-800s to LCC Pobeda and Aeroflot
The Aeroflot Group airline is to focus on mid-haul network expansion from St Petersburg [...]
One third of Russia’s second biggest carrier’s fleet to become all-economy
S7 Airlines is to rejig its A320ceos into all-economy configurations as the demand for affordable travel increases [...]
S7 Airlines’ Airbus A320neo-family fleet grows to 20
The new A320neo is based at Novosibirsk, Siberia [...]
Russia’s Azimuth Airlines to develop its network beyond the CIS
The all-Superjet 100 operator is to launch flights to Tel Aviv and Munich [...]
Low-cost FlyArystan receives its third aircraft and opens its 10th destination
The Kazakhstan start-up carrier is also preparing to launch flights to Moscow [...]
Russia’s IrAero Airlines to expand in the CIS and in the Far East
The regional carrier plans to carry one million passengers this year (IrAero) [...]
Atran Airlines takes delivery of its second Boeing 737-800BCF freighter
The Russian express cargo carrier’s fleet now consists of six Boeing 737 aircraft [...]
SmartLynx increases the number of operated flights by a third
Latvia’s ACMI and charter carrier’s fleet has grown to 24 Airbus A320-family aircraft [...]
Ukraine-Air Alliance is grounded after An-12 crash
EASA has withdrawn the cargo airline’s third-country operator status [...]
Russia’s state Medevac programme on life-support
Programme faces growing criticisms over tender procedures and contractors’ performance levels [...]
Low-cost carrier Transavia considers flights to Ukraine
As its parent Air France-KLM abandons its Paris -- Kyiv winter season services [...]
St Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport to open six new destinations this winter season
Russia’s second largest city’s airport plans to handle just under 20 million passengers this year [...]
Aeroflot starts phasing out its Airbus A330s
Russian flag carrier makes way for the brand new A350 expected early next year [...]
Air Astana’s Airbus fleet grows to 20 narrow-body aircraft
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier has taken delivery of its fourth A321neo [...]
Russia’s Nordwind to reduce its reliance on scheduled flights
The hybrid airline is working on a new development strategy [...]
Russian airlines continue solid passenger traffic growth in first eight months of 2019
But most of regional carriers have failed to grow their business [...]
Ryanair to transport 1.5 million-plus passengers on Ukrainian routes this year
The LCC plans to more than double the number of its flights and destinations in Ukraine this winter [...]
Ukraine’s flag carrier to cease Kyiv to Almaty services
The decision is a big blow to the UIA hub’s strategy [...]
S7 Airlines to base a fourth aircraft at Vladivostok
Russia’s largest private carrier is currently the second biggest operator at Vladivostok airport [...]
Uzbekistan Airways Technics completes its first C-Check on a Boeing 787
Tashkent-based Uzbek MRO provider has performed the check on an aircraft operated by its parent [...]
Credit ratings agency Fitch raises Aeroflot’s status to ‘BB’
Higher rating is based on a strong market position, enhanced by a multi-brand strategy, a diversified route network and an ability to maintain adequate leverage [...]
Russia’s regional hub at the crossroads of Europe and Asia
Koltsovo Airport . . at Aeroflot’s service [...]
Lithuanian Airports aims to increase passenger traffic to 10 million by 2030
The state entity, which oversees Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports, processed 6.3 million passengers in 2018 [...]
Volga-Dnepr Technics wins another approval for B777 maintenance
Russia’s MRO provider is certified by the EASA for line maintenance of Boeing 777-200/-300 aircraft in Moscow [...]
Russia’s all-Superjet 100 operator eyes the Airbus A220-300
Azimuth Airlines considers the Airbus A220 for fleet expansion [...]
Mutually beneficial: Why Sochi is to become a base airport for Aeroflot
The region offers attractive business development opportunities, including the air travel industry [...]
Lithuanian ACMI airline starts operations for Canadian customer
GetJet Airlines has begun ACMI operations in Canada having signed a contract with Sunwing Airlines [...]
Budget airlines Ryanair, EasyJet and Wizz Air to exploit St Petersburg’s open-skies regime
At the same time, a CIS airline is interested in launching flights from Pulkovo to the USA [...]
S7 Technics extends capabilities with the installation of Wi-Fi modules
Russia’s independent MRO provider retrofitted 34 Aeroflot’s Airbus A320s [...]
Air Astana becomes the first CIS operator of the long-range version of the A321neo
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier has a total of seven of the A321neo LR aircraft on order [...]
Russia’s Pegas Fly to open five new routes from Khabarovsk airport
The airline will utilise its Embraer E190 aircraft to operate flights in the region [...]
S7 Airlines to retire its Airbus A319 fleet
The airline is the largest operator of the type in Russia [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic fleet grows to 40 aircraft
Hybrid airline receives its 20th Airbus A220, completes the original 2012 order [...]
Ratings agency Fitch rates GTLK Europe’s upcoming guaranteed notes BB+
But final rating contingent on the receipt of final documents [...]
Russia’s Azur Air is to expand its network in the coming winter season
The leisure airline to operate flights from 40 Russian cities to 15 international holiday destinations [...]
Moscow Sheremetyevo becomes Russia’s first three-runway airport
It has taken eight years and US$857 million to construct the new runway [...]
Ukraine’s passenger airline traffic grew by 10.7 per cent in the first eight months of 2019
The country’s airports served 19.4 per cent more passengers in the period [...]
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines sells its stake in Kyrgyzstan’s Air Manas
The private carrier was left with solitary aircraft [...]
St Petersburg airport to trial open-skies project
Such liberalisation is hoped to attract European low-cost carriers to Russia’s fourth busiest airport [...]
Early 2021 delivery of a fourth Boeing 777 for Turkmenistan Airlines
The latest aircraft will be the most capacious in the Turkmen state carrier’s fleet [...]
CargoLogic Germany receives its AOC from German aviation authorities
Certification allows the German offshoot of the Russian affiliated business to start commercial operations [...]
Ural Airlines’ second Airbus A320neo enters service
The Russian airline plans to take delivery of three more A320neo family aircraft before the end of this year [...]
LLC FlyArystan to base two A320s in western Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s only budget airline is to open a base at Aktobe [...]
JAL returns to its original Moscow airport to re-start Aeroflot codeshare
Japan Airlines is to relocate its Moscow services to Sheremetyevo airport after 12 years at Domodedovo [...]