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
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. [...]
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 [...]