The 22 Boeing 787s ordered by the airline will be ceded to Avia Capital Services

Aeroflot ultimately abandons Boeing 787 purchase plans

The Russian airline plans to rely on more spacious Boeing 777s and Airbus A350 for long range flights in the future[...]
CS300’s maiden commercial flight from Riga to Amsterdam is scheduled for December 14

Bombardier delivers its first CS300

CS300’s maiden commercial flight from Riga to Amsterdam is scheduled for December 14[...]
The new owners of Vladivostok International Airport intend to turn it into a key transport hub in the region

Vladivostok airport sold to international consortium

The new owners that include Changi Airports International, intend to turn it into a key transport hub in the region.[...]
By 2021 Aeroflot’s fleet will expand to 380 aircraft

Aeroflot returns to a more optimistic outlook

Russia’s largest airline is restoring its traffic and fleet projections downgraded twice before[...]
The revival of Kyrgyzstan domestic air transport business lies in the hands of private investors

Kyrgyzstan in need of air transport boost

The revival of the country’s domestic air transport business lies in the hands of private investors.[...]
RN-Aircraft Twin Otters are capable of transporting 19 passengers

AeroGeo and SKOL to operate Rosneft’s Twin Otters

Russia’s oil company split its order for these aircraft between two local operators[...]
Russia’s second largest airline group carried 1.113 million passengers in October

S7 Group reports 20% domestic traffic growth in October

Russia’s second largest airline group expects the traffic growth rate to pick up again in November and December[...]
UTair 's goals for 2016 include to reach the 6-million passenger mark (UTair)

UTair increases passenger traffic by almost a third

Focusing to economic effectiveness, the Russian airline also managed to return to profit[...]
aeroflot press-release

Aeroflot announces results of Board of Directors meeting

PJSC Aeroflot announces the results of the Board of Directors meeting held on 24 November 2016[...]
Aeroflot carried 2.6 million passengers in October

Aeroflot's traffic jumps by 11.2% in October

The airline’s international traffic grew faster than domestic[...]
Baikal airport will be able to receive more aircraft due to the lifting of operational restrictions on the existing runway

Ulan-Ude airport cleared to serve more flights

Russian aviation authorities allowed operating the existing runway more intensively[...]
S7 plans to deploy its Embraers in Novosibirsk

S7 Airlines to get first Embraers in 2017

The regional jets will help the Russian operator to expand the route network[...]
Novy Urengoy airport has one 2,550 meter long runway, which needs reconstruction (Photo by Novy Urengoy airport)

Investor sought for Novy Urengoy airport

Such investor should help with the airport's reconstruction within a state-private partnership model[...]
CargoLogicAir currently operates two aircraft — a Boeing 747-400F and a Boeing 747-8F

AirBridgeCargo stops flying to Africa

Russia’s largest cargo carrier found the local market not mature enough[...]
All four helicopters will be delivered to Rosneft’s RN-Aircraft air unit

Russian Helicopters built four Mi-8/171 helicopters for Rosneft

These Mi-8AMTs are equipped with a navigation device designed for Arctic military helicopters[...]


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