Azur Air is Russia's largest charter airline

Russia’s Azur Air reports 60% traffic growth for 2017

The Turkey-backed carrier connects 40 Russian regions with 30 international leisure destinations[...]
SR Technics is a Swiss MRO provider

SR Technics, Russia’s Ural Airlines sign long-term contract

The Swiss MRO provider is extending its servicing partnership with Russia’s fourth-largest carrier[...]
StandardAero is a US MRO provider

StandardAero to provide APU servicing for Russia’s S7 Airlines

The US provider will support the Russian carrier’s growing Embraer fleet[...]
Aeroflot says the results were positively influenced by the exchange rate

Aeroflot's net profit grows nearly 22% in 2017

The airline managed to stay in the black despite negative half-year results[...]
S7 Technics hopes its new name will make more sense to potential customers

Engineering Holding rebrands as S7 Technics

Russia's largest MRO provider expects more recognition with the new brand[...]
Riga is to expand its passenger terminal

INSIGHT: Riga expanding as Baltic hub

The most popular 2017 onward destinations from Latvia’s premier airport were Tallinn, Vilnius, Moscow, Helsinki, and St. Petersburg[...]
Azur Air is Russia's largest charter carrier

Azur Air's certificate restricted over flight delays

The charter airline is to rectify the problem by March 20, or it may have to cease operations[...]
Ural Airlines currently has 43 A320 family airliners

Ural Airlines to receive two А321neo LRs in 2019

The airline may become the launch operator for the type in Russia[...]
AirBridgeCargo is Russia's largest air freight operator

Russia's AirBridgeCargo grew 13% in 2017

The company inaugurated new destinations and ventured intothe pharmaceuticals market[...]
Air Astana

Kazakhstan's Air Astana sees profit rebound in 2017

The carrier's transit traffic increased by 58% last year[...]
Ukraine International

Ukraine International Airlines phases out its only cargo aircraft

The Boeing 737-300F (UR-FAA) was the only cargo aircraft in UIA's fleet[...]
aeroflot press-release

Aeroflot introduces bank-card and document recognition on mobile apps

Aeroflot has added a bank-card recognition module to its iOS and Android apps.[...]
Aeroflot Group continues to be Russia's foremost provider of air transport services

Aeroflot Group carried a record 50 million passengers in 2017

The consolidation is bearing its fruit[...]
The order makes Aeroflot Russia's largest customer for the type

Aeroflot orders 50 Russian-built MC-21s

At least the first 25 of the batch will come with foreign-made engines[...]
Kazakhstan is embracing the British approach to aviation safety

Kazakhstan ready to adopt British aviation regulation model

Serious changes will have to be made to the country's air transport oversight system in the process[...]


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