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 [...]
Azerbaijan
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 Azerin 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. [...]
Passenger traffic of Baku airport grows by 29% in September
The airport enjoys attracts new carriers from Russia and the Middle East countries. [...]
Flight safety in post-Soviet area deteriorates
Crew training flaws and lack of oversight are the main causes behind the alarming tendency. [...]
Mil Mi-8 maintenance center to open in Azerbaijan
An authorized maintenance center for Mil Mi-8/17 family helicopters will open in Azerbaijan on the premises of Silk Way Helicopter Services [...]
Pobeda LCC to launch Rostov-Baku flights
The carrier has received approval from the State Civil Aviation Administration of Azerbaijan to operate 4X-weekly service [...]
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way receives Boeing 747-8 Freighter
The brand new aircraft will be operated on routes to the US [...]
Passenger traffic through Baku Airport grows by 27%
Major growth was experienced on international routes [...]
Silk Way Airlines signs agreement with IFC for An-124
A hard contract is expected to be signed within the next thirty days [...]
Direct Maintenance and Silk Way West Airlines sign long term line maintenance contract
Dutch MRO and Azerbaijani carrier are counting on sucessful partnership [...]
Open Sky agreement between the US and Azerbaijan comes into force
The negotiations for liberalizing air connection between the two countries lasted over three years [...]
Azerbaijani Helicopter Company approved for external load OGP operations
SWHS is ready to offer new services not only in Azerbaijan, but also in Russia, South East Asia and Africa [...]
Azerbaijan and US agree on air service liberalization
The Open Sky agreement is expected to streamline the traffic between the two countries [...]
Aviation training in Azerbaijan
Russian Aviation Insider reports on its visit to the National Aviation Academy in Baku [...]
Azerbaijan Airlines converts low-fare branch into a separate brand
Flights under the AZALJET brand will start on March 28
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Baku Airport has regional hub ambitions
Open Sky between Azerbaijan and the EU could help Baku attract international carriers [...]
AZAL launches low-fare routes
Azerbaijan carrier experiments with low-cost model following the president's mandate for affordable air travel [...]