Russia allows to return two Boeing 737MAXs to foreign lessors
S7 Airlines gets government’s approval for returning idling aircraft [...]
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MC-21 powered by Russian-made engines completes 100 flights in 20 months
Certification programme requires 140 more flights [...]
Tajikistan’s flag carrier to lease two Boeing 737-800s
Somon Air prepares for network expansion beyond Russia [...]
Armenian and Georgian airlines jointly ordered three Boeing 737-800BCFs
Deliveries of the converted freighters are slated to start next year [...]
Azimuth Airlines to open maintenance hangar in Rostov in 2023
Construction requires investment of 800 million roubles [...]
Russian airlines’ January traffic just 4 per cent short of the norm
And 47 per cent above January 2021 [...]
IATA Head for Operational Cost Management to speak at MRO Russia & CIS 2022
Chris Markou to address the largest MRO event in Eastern Europe and Central Asia [...]
Russia’s MC-21-300 airliner began cold soak trials to extend its base type certificate
Work on optimizing the new generation aircraft’s structure and expanding its envelope continues [...]
MRO Russia & CIS 2022: civil aviation unites the world
The largest MRO event in Eastern Europe and Central Asia will be held on March 10-11 in Moscow [...]
S7 Technics expanded range of its services in 2021
Gradual recovery of Russian airlines’ flight hours translated into increasing volumes of MRO [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic recovery rates slow down in November
Aeroflot and Ural Airlines show decline, Pobeda and Rossiya grow fast, S7 improving [...]
Russia to perform the first flight on locally produced SAF by 2024
Gazprom Neft launches sustainable aviation fuel alliance with industry leaders [...]
S7 Technics’ experts about the experience in completing redelivery checks during the pandemic
Leonid Shoshin and Nikita Belykh talk to Russian Aviation Insider [...]
Russian airlines’ October traffic down just 2.2% from pre-crisis levels
RPKs also on recovery track whilst financial performance lags behind [...]
S7 Technics launches new facility for Embraer aircraft heat and sound insulation repairs
The service is targeted at operators in Russia and CIS [...]
Air Astana performs first in-house C-Check at Nur-Sultan MRO facility
Kazakhstan’s national carrier takes more heavy checks back home [...]
S7 Technics launches production of polyurethane foam cushions for aircraft seats
Russian MRO provider has already won several contracts for aircraft cabin refurbishments [...]
Russian airlines’ monthly traffic stabilizes at near pre-crisis level
Traffic numbers for nine months are still 15.7 per cent below 2019 [...]
VD Gulf signs first maintenance agreement with Russian flag carrier
MRO to provide line maintenance services to Aeroflot at Sharjah airport [...]
SkySelect to automate S7’s aircraft parts purchasing process
Russian MRO provider will utilize Estonian start-up’s algorithmic technology and expertise [...]
Three Russian airlines boost operational performance well above pre-crisis levels
All three are economy-class only, with growth rates up to 90 per cent [...]
Russian airlines’ August traffic almost back to pre-pandemic levels
While operational results are on a steady recovery track, financial indicators are a growing concern [...]
S7 Technics to create Russia’s first shop for engine and APU heavy maintenance
CFM56 engines and Honeywell 131-9A/B APUs to be repaired at Sheremetyevo airport starting next year [...]
Lufthansa Technik contracts additional engine shop visits from Aeroflot group’s carrier
Rossiya’s four CFM56-5B engines to be serviced in Hamburg [...]
Uzbekistan Express yet another LCC brand in the CIS
Uzbekistan’s national airline launches low fare travel on all-economy Airbus A320s [...]
EBRD finances Kazakh flag carrier’s maintenance and training centre
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lends US$50 million to Air Astana [...]
Russia’s largest MRO provider to present its new big project at MRO Russia & CIS 2021
S7 Technics to showcase its engineering support services, a big development in engine services and redelivery checks capabilities [...]
Rossiya becomes Russia’s third airline with fleet exceeding 100 aircraft
Aeroflot group’s carrier is on track to becoming the country’s largest airline by fleet size in two years [...]
Aeroflot signs long-term component maintenance agreement with HAECO
Component service agreement covers multiple fleet types, including Superjet 100 [...]
MRO Russia & CIS 2021 in figures
The largest MRO dedicated event in the region covering Eastern Europe and Central Asia to be held in-person on September 15-16 in Moscow [...]
Aeroflot completes first C-check program on its Boeing 777s in Russia
A-Technics performs heavy checks on Russian flag carrier’s four Triple Sevens [...]
Ural Airlines opens another line maintenance station
Russia’s private airline set up MRO support at St.Petersburg [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic reaches 88 per cent of pre-crisis levels in July
The country’s air travel market continues on a steady recovery track [...]
How to attend MRO Russia & CIS 2021
The region’s largest MRO event will take place in person on 15-16 September 2021 in Moscow [...]
S7 Group’s low-cost offshoot to take-off in mid-2022
Russia’s largest privately-owned aviation holding to launch stand alone carrier operating A320neos [...]
Airbus wins first Flight Hour Services contract in the CIS
Kyrgyzstan’s Air Manas has selected maintenance-by-the-hour services for its A220 fleet [...]
Russia’s S7 Training took delivery of country’s first Alsim flight simulator
An AL172 will be used for private pilots training [...]
All-Superjet 100 operator to become Russia’s first operator of Airbus A220
Azimuth Airlines will become a new Airbus operator in Russia next year [...]
Lufthansa Technik signs component support for Smartavia’s latest aircraft
The new contract governs supply for the Russian airline's fleet of Airbus A320neo [...]
Aeroflot Group airlines strengthen their positions in June
Russian airlines combined traffic resulted 13.5 per cent below same month of 2019 [...]
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana returns to profit, but cautious on the remainder of the year
Domestic passengers grew 31 per cent over 2019 [...]
Russia’s domestic traffic up 10 per cent on pre-crisis level
In five months of 2021 Russian airlines served almost 33 million passengers, 26.6 per cent less compared to pre-crisis 2019 [...]
Russia’s first maintenance shop for the Honeywell-made APUs to be operational in Q4
S7 Technics’ station to be located at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo, country’s busiest airport [...]
Russian airlines’ May passenger traffic was down only 19.7 per cent on 2019
Increased domestic market activity contributed to positive traffic recovery trend [...]
Russia’s S7 Technics hopes to lure European LLCs to its would-be St. Petersburg MRO base
Country’s largest independent MRO provider reveals plans for a fourth major maintenance facility [...]
Russia’s Smartavia to acquire 40 brand new Airbus A320neos and become a low-cost carrier
Private airline contracted seven neos for the next year delivery [...]
Aeroflot reclaims leadership of the Russian market
Russian airlines’ April traffic down 23 per cent on pre-crisis levels [...]
Russia’s Utair selected StandardAero to provide PW127M overhaul support
The MRO services are in support of carrier’s ATR 72 fleet [...]
Russian airlines’ March traffic only 27 per cent below pre-crisis level
The general operational performance trend is positive [...]
Rosaviatsiya boss: Russia will need 700 new aircraft by 2030
The number of Western-built aircraft operated by Russian airlines has grown by 25 per cent since 2017 [...]