Air Transport
The ISO approval endorses the quality of its MRO services [...]
S7 Technics’ aircraft painting centre completes its 100th order
During 2018 the painting centre re-delivered 30 aircraft [...]
S7 Airlines’ Airbus A320neo fleet grew to 11 aircraft
SMBC Aviation Capital delivers first of eight A320neos to Russia’s second biggest carrier [...]
Aeroflot approved to acquire up to 74 Western-built narrow-body aircraft
The purchase of almost 100 Airbuses and Boeings has been given the go-ahead [...]
Belavia brings in another Embraer E195 jet
Nordic Aviation Capital has delivered another new E195 on lease [...]
Route network of LCC Buta Airways is set to grow to 17 destinations
The daughter carrier of Azerbaijan’s AZAL Airlines is to bring in additional Embraer 190s [...]
Russia’s S7 Technics’ business keeps on growing
Region’s largest independent MRO specialist’s workload increased by 7 per cent in 2018 [...]
flydubai launches new route to Russia
Hybrid airline becomes the first UAE carrier to offer direct flights to Sochi [...]
Sheremetyevo and Moscow Cargo: new prospects for Chinese airlines, importers
SVO is the only airport in Europe to service eight Chinese airlines [...]
Kazakhstan start-up FlyArystan takes delivery of its first A320
The country’s first low-cost carrier to start operations from May 1 [...]
Belavia takes delivery of two new Embraer aircraft
One further E-Jet is expected to be delivered in days [...]
SkyUp Airlines brings in a seventh Boeing 737
Ukrainian start-up hybrid airline plans to operate 12 aircraft by the end of this year [...]
Latvia’s SmartLynx is awarded an AOC in Malta
The ACMI and charter airline’s overall fleet has increased to 23 aircraft [...]
Aviation head urges Russian airlines to reach 200 million passengers ‘in the near future’
It is expected that 128 million passengers will be carried by Russian airlines this year [...]
Wings of Russia’s prestigious Air Transport Awards winners are announced
The sought-after national awards covered 12 categories this year [...]
Estonia’s Nordica first quarter traffic is down by 16 per cent
However its subcontracted, profitable third-party services increased [...]
airBaltic carried 12 per cent more passengers in the first quarter of 2019
The airline’s load factor remains low at 62 per cent though [...]
Creation of the Superjet 75 shortened version is postponed indefinitely
The decision hands new opportunities for Embraer and Bombardier in the Russian market [...]
Russia not expecting orders for the CRAIC CR929 airliner before 2023
But the project’s Chinese partner says orders may be received this year [...]
Passenger numbers through Georgia’s international airports up by 20.9%
More than 1.6 million international travellers visited Georgia in the first three months of 2019 [...]
Russia’s Atran launches new route from Moscow to Xi’an in China
The express freight carrier’s first flight on this new Russia-China route was operated in cooperation with Russian Post [...]
S7 Technics is first in Russia and CIS to perform base MRO checks on A320neo
Heavy maintenance checks were conducted on two S7 Airlines’ aircraft [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp takes its sixth B737NG, plans to double its fleet by year-end
The start-up hybrid airline received its latest aircraft painted in a FC Shakhtar livery [...]
A ninth Superjet 100 is added to Azimuth Airlines’ fleet
Young Russian regional carrier recorded 266.8 per cent growth in first quarter [...]
Uzbekistan Airways takes delivery of a fourth Boeing 787-8
Uzbekistan’s only carrier has also introduced its second A320neo into commercial operation [...]
Qazaq Air takes delivery of its fourth new Q400 turboprop
By early summer, the all-Bombardier fleet of Kazakh airline will consist of five [...]
Ukraine to quadruple its air passenger numbers by 2030
The implementation of the Aviation Transport Strategy of Ukraine will inspire a big increase in passenger traffic numbers to 80 million [...]
Kazakhstan’s LCC FlyArystan to take delivery of two A320s in late April
The A320s are currently undergoing maintenance and re-configuration by S7 Technics [...]
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic grew by 13 per cent in March
LCC Pobeda demonstrated the fastest growth among the five largest carriers of Russia [...]
S7 Technics to rejuvenate two grounded Superjet 100s
The aircraft are among the first serial models manufactured by Sukhoi Civil and owned by the State Transport Leasing Company [...]
PHOTO: Smartavia takes delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 in new livery
Russia’s Smartavia, formerly Nordavia, is to take delivery of five more 737NGs this year [...]
Ukraine International passenger traffic up 8%
UIA carried more than one and half million passengers in the first quarter of 2019 [...]
Russia’s Pegas Fly receives its first Boeing 737-900
Leisure airline expects the next two of the type to join by early summer [...]
Russian regions take off with Azur Air’s new summer programme
Russia’s largest charter airline is launching new routes from regional airports [...]
B737 MAX delays force UIA to amend its flight schedules
Frequencies and capacities on some routes will be reduced or curtailed [...]
Ukraine curtails charter flights to Russia
But Russia is proposing to fully re-establish scheduled flights [...]
Russia’s Utair suffered a 4.4 billion roubles loss in 2018
Financially stricken airline hit by soaring fuel prices and a shortage of pilots [...]
€5.4 million profit for Latvia’s airBaltic in 2018
The dominant carrier in the Baltics region is profitable for the sixth year in a row [...]
AirBridgeCargo Airlines adds to its Rickenbacker USA frequencies
The Russian air cargo specialist is doubling its options for Ohio customers [...]
Air travel between Russia and France grows in popularity
The number of air travellers between the countries is expected to increase due to 20 new services in 2019 [...]
The planned Adria Airways and Sukhoi deal for 15 Superjet 100s collapses
Each party offers a different explanation for the unexpected reversal [...]
Lufthansa slightly increases its traffic to Russia
Lufthansa Group increased its traffic to Russia to 1.6 million passengers last year [...]
Russian light turboprop IL-112V transport makes its maiden flight
Flight tests of the new military aircraft have started at Voronezh [...]
Kazakhstan’s first LCC FlyArystan reveals its launch destinations
Air Astana start-up subsidiary is now open for business [...]
S7 Group co-owner Natalia Fileva killed in private aircraft crash
Natalya Fileva, co-owner and chairwoman of the board of directors of S7 Group, died in a plane crash in Germany [...]
Aeroflot’s fleet growth slows to a trickle
The smallest net increase in years, just five aircraft, is expected in 2019 [...]
S7 Airlines switches on its summertime schedule
Russia’s biggest private airline to operate to 216 destinations in 32 countries [...]
Aeroflot signs agreement to set up a new hub in Siberia
Krasnoyarsk international hub is scheduled to open in 2020 [...]
airBaltic takes delivery of its 15th Airbus A220-300
The latest aircraft is one of a batch of four on lease from Avation [...]
Aeroflot is to operate to 159 destinations in the upcoming summer season
Russia’s largest airline launches its 2019 summer timetable [...]