The aircraft's engines and main rotor system have been upgraded (Nockson / Wikimedia)

Flight testing of upgraded Mi-171E begins

The aircraft's engines and main rotor system have been upgraded[...]
aeroflot press-release

Aeroflot announces results of Board of Directors meeting

PJSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces the results of the Board of Directors meeting held on 6 December 2017. The meeting was chaired by Mikhail Poluboyarinov.[...]
Aeroflot gets three narrowbodies at once

Aeroflot puts three new aircraft into operation

The carrier just added two A320s and one Boeing 737-800 to its fleet[...]
Jet Aviation

Jet Aviation Moscow Vnukovo wins Russian FATA endorsement

The facility can now service Bombardier Challenger, Global, and Gulfstream business jets[...]
Nordavia has an all-Boeing narrowbody fleet

Nordavia to take on Boeing 737NGs

The carrier has abandoned earlier plans to add Airbus aircraft to its fleet[...]
aeroflot press-release

Aeroflot enhances fleet with two new Boeing 737-800s

Aeroflot has taken delivery of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft.[...]
Perm will have its new terminal fully completed by 2019

New terminal opens at Russia's Perm aiport

The facility currently handles domestic flights only[...]
The Russian government is looking to regulate charter flights

New regulations to kick in for Russian charter flights

The changes are aimed at protecting travelers[...]
A-Technics cleared for Boeing 747/777 base maintenance

A-Technics cleared for Boeing 747/777 base maintenance

The Aeroflot Group company is based at Vnukovo[...]
The Mi-8 rotorcraft are factory new

Four Mi-8 helicopters delivered to Russian provinces

One of the new aircraft ended up in Amur Region[...]
Yaroslavl looks to have a Boeing outstation from 2018

Line station for Boeings to open at Yaroslavl airport

Yaroslavl, Tunoshna, Russia, airport, MRO, maintenance, Aerocargo+[...]
Russian airlines saw their traffic grow in the first 10 months of the year

Russian airlines report combined traffic surge of almost 20%

The five largest carriers by traffic remain the same: Aeroflot, Rossiya Airlines, S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines, and UTair Aviation[...]
aeroflot press-release

Aeroflot named Best Russian Airline by National Geographic Traveler Awards 2017

Aeroflot has once again been named best Russian airline in the annual on-line survey organised by National Geographic Traveler Awards among Russian readers of the magazine.[...]
Begishevo is located in Tatarstan

Russia's Begishevo airport reports massive traffic growth

The 2017 results are set to be 50% better than last year[...]
Rostov's new Platov Airport to open on December 7

Rostov's new Platov Airport to open on December 7

The old city’s airport will be closed as its further development was limited by its location within city borders.[...]


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