Qazaq Air is looking to add two more aircraft in order to boost fleet utilization rates

INSIGHT: Qazaq Air harboring ambitious international plans

The carrier will start flying abroad earlier than prescribed by Kazakhstan's regulations[...]
Ural Airlines plans to have expanded its fleet to 50 airplanes by 2020

Ural Airlines takes delivery of another A321

The airliner has already performed its first revenue flight with the carrier[...]
aeroflot press-release

Aeroflot Leads Europe-Asia Passenger Capacity Rankings for Summer 2017

Aeroflot is the #1 airline by seats flown on long-haul routes between Europe and Asia in Summer 2017.[...]
Traffic at all the three major airports serving Moscow has been growing since late 2016

Traffic through Moscow airports up 21% in May

Domodedovo's traffic has been demonstrating double-digit growth since April[...]
Heliport Volen is a subsidiary of Heliports of Russia

Heliport Volen certified to service Western-built rotorcraft

The center's MRO facility will provide maintenance on products by five international helicopter manufacturers[...]
Beriev will deliver two Be-200 amphibians to the Chinese customer, with an option for two more

Chinese customer confirms order for Beriev amphibian airplanes

Energy Leader Aircraft Manufacturing wants to buy Be-200s and launch series production of Be-103s[...]
Aeroflot intends to use the A350s in lieu of its aging A330s

Aeroflot set to double its A350-900 order

The first widebody airliner should be delivered to the carrier in late 2018[...]
Engineering Holding will keep S7 Airlines' Embraer fleet via its two MRO subsidiaries

INSIGHT: Engineering Holding to care for S7 Embraers

The carrier has already received three E170LR jetliners[...]
Saratov Airlines currently has four An-148s in operation

Saratov Airlines approved for An-148 base maintenance

The carrier provides in-house MRO services for its An-148 fleet at three different locations[...]
Almost all of the country's 35 airlines have seen their traffic and seat factor grow since the beginning of the year

International traffic for Russian airlines surges 54.2%

Traffic growth on routes beyond the CIS demonstrated a record growth in May[...]
Aeroflot also received a Boeing 737-800

Aeroflot takes delivery of two narrowbodies

The carrier received one Airbus A321 and one Boeing 737-800[...]
SKOL Airlines mainly serves Russian oil and gas majors

SKOL Airlines receives two Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters

The operator now has a total of 13 Mi-8/17/171 family aircraft (SKOL Airlines)[...]
Buta Airways will perform its first revenue flight in September

Buta Airways to fly to Russia

Azerbaijan's low-cost carrier will launch flights to Moscow, Kazan, and Mineralnye Vody this fall[...]
The MC-21-300 might get a Russian-designed powerplant as an engine option

MC-21-300 factory tests enter second stage

Certification testing is to begin in October[...]
UTair is planning to bring the seat load factor up to 72% this year

UTair reports 50% growth in international traffic for January-May

The carrier's total traffic increased by 22.4%[...]


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