Russian and Chinese engineers collaborate remotely on the CR929 due to coronavirus threat
All off-line communications for the joint wide-body aircraft programme have been suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak [...]
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UK-based Russian partner airline CargoLogicAir suspends its operations
At its own request, the cargo airline’s operating licence and AOC have been suspended for three months [...]
Russia’s largest cargo carrier switches from scheduled to charter operations to China
Volga-Dnepr Group operates ‘sterilised’ charter flights to the Coronavirus-hit country [...]
Aeroflot is Russia’s only airline allowed to continue scheduled flights to China
The carrier may benefit from picking up more transit passenger flows between China and Europe [...]
Russia’s air travel industry hit by the spread of coronavirus
With Russian airlines suspending flights to China, the country has joined Egypt, Ukraine and Georgia on the list of banned/restricted destinations [...]
Low-cost Chinese carrier 9 Air launches flights to Vladivostok
China is a preferred travel destination for Russians living in the far east [...]
Magnetic MRO gains Chinese certification
The CAAC approval allows the company to provide maintenance servicing of China-registered aircraft and their engines [...]
Wind tunnel tests on a scale model of the CRAIC CR929 is carried out by TsAGI
A series of wind tunnel tests performed in Russia, China and the EU will propel the Sino-Russo wide-body aircraft project to the next development stage [...]
Russian airline IrAero ’s Boeing 777 project comes to another halt
Regional airline suspends wide-body services after Chinese partners pull out [...]
Sino-Russian CR929 engineering centre to be located in Russia
The future widebody aircraft project will be certificated in Russia first before undergoing its validation in China [...]
Russian airport is first international destination for commercial operations of China’s ARJ21-700 regional jet
Vladivostok is the world’s first airport to accept the Comac ARJ21-700 operated by Chengdu Airlines [...]
Russia and China on final approach for a major CR929 milestone
Beijing may agree to the registration of an engineering centre located in Russia [...]
Azur Air focuses on inbound China tourism to Russia
Russia’s biggest charter carrier develops a new business sector [...]
Russia’s Atran launches new China route in support of Alibaba e-commerce
Service provides B737-800BCF cargo capacity between Hangzhou and Riga [...]
Sheremetyevo and Moscow Cargo: new prospects for Chinese airlines, importers
SVO is the only airport in Europe to service eight Chinese airlines [...]
Russia not expecting orders for the CRAIC CR929 airliner before 2023
But the project’s Chinese partner says orders may be received this year [...]
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 [...]
Russia’s Mil Mi-171 helicopter gains China certification
The VK-2500-03-powered helicopter is cleared for sales in the Asian country [...]
Russia’s iFly launches flights from Zhukovsky
One of Russia’s fastest growing airlines has launched services to China from Europe’s fastest-growing airport [...]
Estonian company enters the Chinese aircraft cabin interiors market
MAC Aero Interiors launches a subsidiary in Sichuan [...]
Cainiao Network (Alibaba) turns to Russian air cargo group as a preferred carrier
Volga-Dnepr expands its e-commerce interests by inking MoU with Alibaba Group [...]
Full-size mock-up of Sino-Russian CR929 wide-body debuts in Zhuhai
More requests for proposals from suppliers for the wide-body will be issued this year [...]
Russia’s iFly Airlines extends its China connections
The leisure carrier to operate 12 routes from Russia to 11 destinations in China before the end of this year [...]
Volga-Dnepr and China’s Henan province endorse their strategic cooperation
The parties aim to make a notable contribution to the creation of trans-Siberian air bridge [...]
Russia’s IrAero launches year-round Boeing 777 services to China
Irkutsk-based regional carrier diversifies its business [...]
CRAIC identifies potential landing gear suppliers for the Sino-Russian CR929
Requests for quotations have been sent to suppliers from Russia, China and Europe [...]
Russian regional operator to try its luck on trunk air routes to China
To facilitate this, IrAero has taken delivery of its first of a batch of three B777-200s [...]
Chinese airline may buy into Kazakhstan’s Qazaq Air
Kazakh and Chinese regional airlines sign Memorandum of Understanding [...]
Sino-Russian next-gen CR929 wide-body airliner moves another step forward
Russia's UAC and China’s COMAC approve the general layout of CRAIС CR929 aircraft [...]
Fourth Chinese airline launches scheduled flights to St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo
Sichuan Airlines operates a twice-weekly service to St. Petersburg with an an A330-300 [...]
Russia to direct over $1 billion to PD-35 engine development
The program is to benefit from the competence accumulated gained during the PD-14 development effort [...]
Russo-Chinese CR929 program passes critical design review
The suppliers are to be selected by mid-2019 [...]
Russo-Chinese widebody airliner given official name
The UAC and COMAC say the designation will help them better integrate the future aircraft into their product ranges [...]
UIA to choose between Shanghai, Guangzhou as new destination
The Ukrainian carrier is planning to introduce Boeing 777s in 2018 [...]
Russia, China to jointly develop engine for widebody airliner
The powerplant will be a joint development of the two countries [...]
Russo-Chinese joint venture set up to design new widebody
The new aircraft is to come in three versions and with two engine options [...]