Sky Gates Airlines is expecting to receive three more freighters

Sky Gates Airlines adds second Boeing 747-400F

The operator's two 747s previously served with an Azeri cargo carrier[...]
UAC is streamlining its ramified corporate system, which has proven inefficient

Irkut, SCAC to be merged into UAC corporate center

Irkut Corporation, the manufacturer of the MC-21-300 airliner, will be responsible for commercial aviation programs[...]
Airports of Regions will operate the airport after the project has been completed

Airports of Regions to renovate Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky airport

A mock-up of the renovation project, complete with the new terminal, was presented at the recent NAIS exhibition[...]
Aeroflot

First A350 deliveries to Aeroflot postponed until 2019

The carrier's IFRS report says it will begin receiving the first aircraft in 2019, not in 2018[...]
The company bundles helicopter and UAV services to offer custtomers the best of the two worlds

INSIGHT: Symbiosis of helicopter, UAV operations

Russia’s biggest helicopter company launches first UAV operations[...]
S7 Airlines expects to install the new equipment by late 2018

S7 Airlines orders Embraer E170 simulator

The order comes as the airline is preparing to bring its E170 fleet up to 17 airframes[...]
Wizz Air also flies to Moscow's Vnukovo airport

Wizz Air launches flights between Budapest, St. Petersburg

The carrier is planning to bring the frequency on the route to four flights per week by next spring[...]
There is already an air-taxi service in Belarus

First bizav operator to launch in Belarus

The carrier's PC-12 aircraft will be serviced by FBO Minsk, which is to become operational in 2019[...]
UTair Group inclcudes Russia's largest rotorcraft operator UTair - Helicopter Services

UTair Group posts net, operating losses for H1 2017

The company's revenue from passenger transportation services declined 2.5% to 22.269 billion rubles[...]
Ulan-Ude could become a transit hob for Asian companies operating unde the fifth freedom of the air

Open skies mulled for Ulan-Ude

No specific date has been announced for the introduction of an open skies regime at Baikal Airport[...]
aeroflot press-release

Aeroflot Deputy CEO Giorgio Callegari awarded Italy’s highest civil honour

Aeroflot’s Deputy CEO for Strategy and Alliances, Giorgio Callegari, has been made a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic at a ceremony at the Italian Embassy [...]
aeroflot press-release

Aeroflot announces results of Board of Directors meeting

PJSC Aeroflot (MOEX ticker: AFLT) announces the results of the meeting of the Board of Directors held on August 31, 2017.[...]
Nordwind Airlines is plannming to take delivery of four more airliners by year-end

Nordwind Airlines to receive two Boeing 777-300ERs

Russian carrier currently operates four Boeing 777-200 widebodies[...]
Aeroflot Group reported a growth in revenue thanks to new additions to its total fleet

Aeroflot Group blames fuel prices for poor EBITDA

The group's fuel expenses spiked 25.5% in the first half of 2017[...]
Russian Helicopters sold the greatest part of its helicopters to Africa in the first half of the year

Russian Helicopters posts 9% revenue growth for H1 2017

The company reported an increase in profit in the sales and R&D segments[...]


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