There are currently 20 airlines in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's air travel market grew at double-digit rate in 2017

The country's carriers saw their combined passenger traffic grow 23% last year; traffic through the Kazakh airports increased by 17%[...]
RUAG teams work in Siberia in sub-zero temperatures

INSIGHT: The art of repairing aircraft in Siberia

Swiss MRO specialist RUAG provides Krasnoyarsk-based carrier AeroGeo with on-site maintenance services[...]
Nordwind has two A330-200 airliners

Turkish Technic C-checks two A330s for Nordwind Airlines

The MRO provider also supplies components for the Russian carrier's A330 fleet[...]
Surgut is one of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District's three international airports

Airports of Regions purchases 20% stake in Surgut airport

The Russian management company is planning to build a new passenger terminal[...]
aeroflot press-release

Aeroflot Group Passenger Traffic Up 15.4% in 2017

Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) today announces operating results for Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for December an[...]
Dushanbe is to put a new cargo terminal into operation later this year

Traffic through Dushanbe airport increases 13% in 2017

The number of flights handled by the airport last year increased 1.6% compared to 2016[...]
Russian airports

Russian airports report 2017 results

Kazan demonstrated the highest growth rate at 37.1%[...]
S7 Airlines is Russia's third largest carrier

S7 Group regains full control over S7 Airlines

Eurofinance-Nedvizhimost, which has given up its 10.05% stake in the Russian carrier[...]
SCAT will get its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 in March this year

Kazakhstan's SCAT, Air Astana revise Boeing delivery dates

The Kazakh flag carrier will receive its Dreamliners in 2021[...]
Russian carriers

Top 20 Russian carriers by traffic announced for 2017

Russian airlines transported 105 million passengers last year, or 18.6% up on 2016[...]
Sevastopol will need a longer runway to serve as an alternate to Crimea's only current civil airport, Simferopol

Sevastopol airport might open for commercial flights by 2020

Ukraine used to operate passenger flights from the air base prior to Crimea's annexation by Russia[...]
Sheremetyevo is operated by TPS Avia

Moscow's Sheremetyevo looking for international investor

The owner is willing to sell up to 10% of Russia's largest airport[...]
S7 Airlines currently operates 13 E170s

S7 Airlines receives Embraer E170 emergency procedures trainer

The device is intended for cabin crew emergency evecuation and door opening training[...]
Novy Urengoy will be thoroughly renovated

Russian airport management company acquires Novy Urengoy

The airport will be let to the investor for 30 years[...]
Czechoslovakia's factory Let originally developed the type

Russian region grounds Let L-410UVP-E20 again

All of Khabarovsk Airlines' Let regional turboprops are powered by H80 engines[...]


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