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%[...]
The new Boeing 737-800 will be brought into service by Azur Air at the beginning of 2017

Russia's Azur Air gets first Boeing 737-800

The new aircraft will be brought into service at the beginning of 2017[...]
Both domestic and international traffic have manifested Aeroflot’s upward trends this year

Aeroflot’s traffic grows 10.6% so far this year

Russia’s largest airline carried 26.7 million passengers in November[...]
Cracks in the lugs of the stabilizer upper and lower bracket attachment bands has been detected on at least six SSJ 100 aircraft

Russian authorities demand inspection of all Superjet 100s

Cracks in the lugs of the stabilizer upper and lower bracket attachment bands has been detected on at least six aircraft[...]
UTair transported 6.148 million people in the past 11 months instead of the planned 5-6 million passengers for the whole 2016

UTair beat the 2016 passenger traffic target

The airline managed to do it due to higher-than-expected pace of development[...]
This A321 painted in Russia received Air Astana’s renewed livery

S7 Engineering paints A321 for Air Astana

The Kazakh carrier may expand its cooperation with the Russian provider for base maintenance[...]
aeroflot press-release

Aeroflot passenger traffic up 10.6% in 11M 2016

Aeroflot PJSC announces operating results for Aeroflot Group and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines for November and eleven months of 2016[...]
Aeroflot’s Far Eastern subsidiary currently operates two DHC-6 Series 400 Twin Otters

Aurora to significantly expand its Twin Otter fleet

Aeroflot’s Far Eastern subsidiary plans to have 32 aircraft of the type[...]

VIM-Avia takes delivery of two more Boeing 777

These are the fifth and sixth of the type in the Russian carrier's fleet.[...]

INSIGHT: Yak-40 switches to Western engines

Rejuvenation project breathes new life into the Soviet-era regional airliner.[...]
New Boeing 737-800s were the first to get Belavia’s revamped livery

Belavia accepted new Boeing 737-800s

This airplane is the last of three aircraft ordered in 2014.[...]
EASA certifies long-range Superjet 100 - Russian Aviation News

EASA certifies long-range Superjet 100

Sukhoi expects the approval will facilitate the aircraft’s sales to foreign customers[...]
aeroflot press-release

Aeroflot announces the results of Board of directors meeting

PJSC Aeroflot announces the results of a regular meeting of the Board of Directors which was held on December 22, 2016.[...]
Boeing 777X is one of the programs to benefit from Ural Boeing Manufacturing (Image by Boeing)

Boeing and VSMPO Avisma to launch second joint production site

It will become operational in early 2018[...]
Gazpromneft-Aero works in 170 airports in 61 countries

First Russian company joins IATA’s Aviation Fuel Group

Gazpromneft-Aero can now take part in the development and approval of international aviation fuel industry standards[...]


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