CIS states close their borders and suspend air connections
Belarus is the only nation in the region to describe closing borders as ‘nonsense’ [...]
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way Technics adds more types to its service roster
Azerbaijani largest services provider has won approvals to provide Boeing 737NG, MAX as well as Airbus A320neo maintenance services [...]
Azerbaijan’s airports served a record number of passengers in 2019
Passenger traffic through the Caucasus country’s airports reached 5.56 million [...]
Azerbaijan’s AZAL acquires an Embraer E190 full flight simulator for US$11.5m
It will be used to train pilots for LCC Buta Airways and to expand the capabilities of its Flight Training Centre [...]
Azerbaijan lays the foundations for a Russia-produced helicopter MRO centre
Construction of a joint Mil helicopters service and repair facility has started in Baku [...]
AZAL plans a substantial fleet expansion with B777s, B787s and A320neos
Azerbaijan’s national carrier is to order two dozen new Airbus and Boeing aircraft [...]
INSIGHT: Baku airport aims to boost its transit traffic
Azerbaijan’s capital airport is counting on its flag carrier and cloud technologies [...]
British company takes steps to help upgrade Baku airport
18 towable passenger stairs have been delivered to Silk Way Ground Handling as part of the upgrade of Azerbaijan’s main airport [...]
Azerbaijan served more than three million air passengers in the first seven months of 2019
Of these, 2.6 million passed through the capital city airport of Baku [...]
Azerbaijani airports served 1.85 million passengers in the January to May 2019
Capital airport accounts for 85 per cent of all air passengers visiting country [...]
AZAL pushes back deliveries of 10 Boeing 737 MAXs by five years
In the meantime, the Azerbaijani flag carrier is in talks with Boeing over wide-body aircraft [...]
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 [...]
Azerbaijan Airlines and Buta Airways predict five per cent growth in 2019
Azeri flag carrier and its low-cost subsidiary’s 2019 joint target is 2.5 million passengers [...]
Azerbaijan’s LCC Buta Airways increases its fleet to eight E-Jets
Azeri budget carrier takes delivery of another Embraer E-190 to expand network
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Azerbaijan to acquire B737MAX and E190 flight simulators
AZAL signs a LoI with L-3 Technologies for full-flight simulators for its new aircraft types [...]
Azerbaijan’s cargo carrier Silk Way West targets new China business
SWW inaugurates flights to a new destination and increases frequencies to China [...]
Azerbaijan’s only low-cost carrier expands its fleet
Buta Airways takes delivery of a new E-190, its seventh of the type [...]
Azerbaijan’s AZAL proposes 14 new international routes from Baku
Network expansion will be spurred by the arrival of B737MAXs next year [...]
Baku Airport passenger numbers up 14 per cent in seven-month period
86 per cent of all passenger traffic was transported on international flights [...]
JAL Cargo to utilise Azeri’s Silk Way West B747F capacities
Silk Way West identifies a strategic partnership with Japanese flag carrier [...]
Azerbaijan’s Baku airport reports 14 per cent traffic growth
The airport in the capital of Azerbaijan served 1.96 million passengers in the first half of 2018 [...]
Azerbaijan start-up low-cost carrier on breakeven flight-path
LCC Buta Airways is confident the project will be a success story [...]
Silk Way West expands its fleet with two more B747-400Fs
The Azerbaijani all-cargo carrier bolsters its fleet and adds new destinations [...]
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way Airlines gets Formula One Grand Prix across the line
Prestigious and lucrative contract for Azeri cargo carrier [...]
Azerbaijan Airlines to fly to six cities in Saudi Arabia
Azeri AZAL plans to step up flights from Baku to four more cities in the kingdom [...]
Azeri capital’s airport served almost 900,000 passengers in 1Q 2018
Baku airport passenger traffic grew by 15 per cent in the period [...]
A third B747-400F for Russia’s Sky Gates
Russian cargo airline to add another B747-400F in the second quarter of 2018 [...]
Baku’s passenger traffic exceeds half a million in first two months of 2018
Azerbaijan's primary airport builds on its exceptional 2017 performance [...]
Silk Way Technics to service AZAL’s Boeing 737 MAX airliners
The first two airplanes are scheduled for delivery to Azerbaijan’s national carrier in late 2018 [...]
Azerbaijan Airlines wants Boeing to continue production of 747-8F freighter
The country will need around 20 such aircraft in the next 10 years [...]
Baku airport sees traffic grow over 23% in 2017
Azeri flag carrier AZAL generated 54% of the airport's 2017 traffic [...]
Silk Way Technics first in CIS to C-check Boeing 787-8
One of the provider’s customers is Azeri national carrier AZAL [...]
AZAL signs to buy five more Boeing 787s
The carrier also committed to buy two Boeing freighters [...]
737-8s ordered by Azeri private carrier to end up with state-owned AZAL
A total of 10 aircraft will be delivered [...]
Silk Way Business Aviation gets another G450
The Azerbaijani bizav operator airline now has two of the type [...]
Silk Way Business Aviation receives ACJ319
The carrier's ACJ319 seats up to 32 passengers in two classes [...]
Passenger traffic through Baku airport increases 31%
Traffic through Heydar Aliyev airport has been growing at a double-digit rate since the beginning of this year [...]
Buta Airways to fly to Russia
Azerbaijan's low-cost carrier will launch flights to Moscow, Kazan, and Mineralnye Vody this fall [...]
Passenger traffic through Baku airport grows 34%
International flights to and from Azerbaijan's main air gateway generated 85% of its total traffic in the first five months of the year [...]
AZAL presents livery for Buta Airways
The Azeri national carrier's LCC subsidiary will operate a fleet of Embraer aircraft [...]
Passenger traffic through Baku Airport surges 36%
The airport served over 1 million passengers from January to April 2017. [...]
Silk Way Airlines orders 10 Boeing 737 MAX narrowbodies
The airline is planning to offer the passenger airliners for operating and financial lease [...]
Silk Way West Airlines receives fifth Boeing 747-8F
The new aircraft is the final of tree ordered in 2015 [...]
2016 worst for CIS-wide flight safety in 25 years
The poor 2016 figures were largely down to a spike in commercial aviation accidents. [...]
Azerbaijan lifts customs duties on aircraft components
The measure is taken in advance of the launch of Antonov An-178 assembly in this Caucasian country. [...]
Baku Airport serves by 8.7% passengers more in 2016
83.5% of traffic was generated by international service [...]
AZAL gives green light to low-cost subsidiary
The new Azerbaijani carrier called Buta Airways will operate AZAL's Embraer regional jets [...]
Baku Airport reaches last-year operational results in 11 months
It handled nearly 3 million passengers From January to November [...]
Azerbaijan’s AZAL to create low-fare subsidiary
The new carrier is expected to start operation in autumn 2017. [...]
AZAL will expand its fleet by half
The acquisition of new aircraft will enable Azerbaijani air carrier to expand its route network. [...]