The planned expansion will increase the number of seats on Wizz Air flights from the Kyiv by 64%

Wizz Air to expand Kyiv base

The Hungarian low-cost carrier will establish a second Airbus A320 aircraft in Ukraine’s capital[...]
Uzbekistan Airways already operates two Boeing 787-8s

Uzbekistan Airways orders more Boeing 787s

The Tashkent-based airline already operates two of the type[...]
The Mexican carrier earlier had to ground half of its fleet due to the technical defect.

Interjet resumes flight operations of its SSJ 100s

The Mexican carrier earlier had to ground half of its fleet due to the technical defect.[...]
VIM-Avia’s first А330-200 was manufactured in 2003 году

VIM-Avia receives first Airbus A330

The Russian airline continues to expand its wide-body fleet[...]
The first airworthiness directive for An-148 was issued 12 years after its maiden flight - Russian & CIS Aviation News

Antonov An-148/158’s airframe will get reinforced

Revealed overstressed areas on the fuselage skin and outer rings of one of the formers made Ukraine’s aviation authorities come up with airworthiness directive[...]
Russian aerospace manufacturers are expected to get over 6 billion rubles for Il-114 and Il-96 aircraft programs

Russian aerospace industry to be subsidized out of oil revenues

The country’s aerospace manufacturers are expected to get over 6 billion rubles for Il-114 and Il-96 aircraft programs.[...]
Azur Air expanded its fleet of Boeing 767 to eight aircraft.

Azur Air becomes the largest Boeing 767 operator in Russia

This charter airline expanded its fleet of the type to eight aircraft.[...]
Yakutia and Polar Airlines will continue to operate separately but coordinate their fare policies.

Russia’s Yakutia acquires Polar Airlines

The two Russian carriers will continue to operate separately but coordinate their fare policies.[...]
This thermal image shows the flows of air from the MC-21's engines in thrust reversal as the aircraft is braking on the runway

Russia’s MC-21 tested for reverse thrust behavior

The tests’ results will be used in preparations for the aircraft’s flight trials, which are to begin in the spring of 2017[...]
Engineering Holding's paint team will be busy working on a major order from Rossiya Airlines in early 2017

Engineering Holding to repaint 13 Rossiya airliners

The Russian MRO provider plans to expand its painting facilities to meet the growing demand[...]
The largest growth in the number of serviced passengers in November was registered in Vnukovo Airport

Moscow airports increased passenger traffic in November

Domodedovo and Vnukovo showed a traffic growth for the first time in 2016[...]

Sukhoi completed Superjet 100 checks

The replacement of the defected units will be completed before the end of January.[...]
Riga airport served 5.3 million passengers since the beginning of 2016

Riga airport sets new passengers record

The airport of the Latvian capital served 5.3 million passengers since the beginning of 2016[...]
Currently MAM continues to invests in reconstruction of its subsidiary airports

Kyrgyz airports to register 30 million dollar profit in 2016

The anticipated profit is a result of the business process optimization and cost reduction strategy[...]
In November this year Russian carriers' international traffic grew by 12.1%

Russian airlines carry more passengers abroad

Russian carriers' international traffic in November grew by 12.1%[...]


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