Ukrainian traffic continues to grow despite the sowdown

Traffic growth slows for Ukrainian airlines

In the first nine months of the year, the country's air gateways served 12.578 million passengers[...]
S7 is looking to have a flock of A320neo family airliners delivered

S7 Airlines terminates Boeing 767 operations

Both of the carrier's widebodies will be returned to the lessor this year[...]
The MC-21 is on schedule for certicication in 2019

Second MC-21 flying prototype to be powered up in October

There are currently four more prototypes inside the final assembly hangar[...]
AZAL operates a mixed fleet of Airbuses, Boeings, and Embraers

737-8s ordered by Azeri private carrier to end up with state-owned AZAL

A total of 10 aircraft will be delivered[...]
Moscow is having its airspace rearranged

New flight control center operational in Moscow

The facility covers 70 airfields within immediate vicinity[...]
Azimuth

Azimuth Airlines to get new stakeholder

A regional entity is lending a hand[...]
Yamal also operates A320s, 737 Classics, and a mix of regional jets

Yamal Airlines gets ex-Aeroflot A321

The 12.9-year-old airliner has already been painted in the new customer's livery[...]
The only SSJ100 operator in Europe is currently CityJet

German specialist to provide MRO services on SSJ100

The provider has obtained relevant approvals from EASA and the national authorities; Russian certification is pending[...]
The UAC is to be merged with another Russian aircraft manufaccturing specialist

Government prepared to reduce share in Russia's revamped UAC

The reorganized entity will be known as Irkut Corporation[...]
Transaero folded before the first of its A380s was delivered

Russian lessor to sell A380s intended for defunct Transaero

The company is unlikely to find a customer in Russia[...]
The SSJ100 will continue to be sold abroad via SJI

Russia, Italy rescue future SSJ100 exports

Nine Superjets have been exported since the IAС was divested of its authority[...]
Silk Way Business Aviation says its G200 is also highly popular with charter customers

Silk Way Business Aviation gets another G450

The Azerbaijani bizav operator airline now has two of the type[...]
Red Wings is planning to take on MC-21s and more A320s

Red Wings returns Tu-214 to lessor

The Tupolev used to fly for now-defunct Transaero Airlines[...]
The institute might eventually develop more spacious airliners

Russian institute working on high-speed regional turborop design

The new airliner will seat up to 19 passengers[...]
GTLK is to deliver 31 rotorcraft to Russian regional operators under the nationwide medevac program

GTLK receives two Mi-8MTV-1 medevac helicopters

The aircraft will be passed on to Chukotavia and Altay Avia[...]


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