NordStar Airlines

Russia’s NordStar Airlines could enter the airfreight market in 2020

The regional airline would operate a fleet of Boeing 767-300Fs leased by project partner[...]
220-300

Airbus A220-300 to be certified in Russia by the end 2019

The European plane-maker is in discussions with a number of Russian carriers[...]
MC-21

MC-21 adds a further 20 potential ‘soft orders’ to its sales portfolio

Yakutia and Bek Air are the latest customers for the new Russian airliner[...]
Randy Tinseth

Interview: Randy Tinseth, marketing vice president for Boeing

“We're really focused on mitigating the impact of 737 MAX grounding and supporting our customers in a variety of forms”[...]
TBD

British company takes steps to help upgrade Baku airport

18 towable passenger stairs have been delivered to Silk Way Ground Handling as part of the upgrade of Azerbaijan’s main airport[...]
Avia Capital Services

Russia’s Rostec’s unit is in possession of a firm order for 35 Boeing 737 MAXs

But leasing company Avia Capital Services is demanding compensation for the delayed deliveries of the grounded jets – or it will cancel its order[...]
Azimuth Airlines

Russia’s Azimuth Airlines reaffirms its faith in the Superjet

The world’s only all-Superjet operator has agreed to lease two more of the Russian regional jets[...]
S7 Technics

Another line station to maintain Embraer E170s in Russia

S7 Technics’ Irkutsk line station has won approval from the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority[...]
Laros Design Bureau

Russia’s Laros Design Bureau creates an aerobatic aircraft based on the Su-31

The new aerobatic aircraft is expected to go into production in 2020[...]
Airbus

Interview: Julien Franiatte, head of Airbus Russia

"We always welcome competition and we’re happy to see a third or a fourth player"[...]
Pobeda

Aeroflot considers a part-IPO for Pobeda, its budget airline daughter company

Parent may float up to 25 per cent of Russia’s only low-cost carrier subsidiary[...]
Globus

S7 Group to merge Sibir and Globus

Russia’s largest private airline group is to complete the merger of its two subsidiaries before the end of this year[...]
Tu-144

Zhukovsky pays tribute to the venerable Tu-144 supersonic airliner

The plan is to establish an interactive museum inside the supersonic aircraft[...]
TsAGI

Russian supersonics for VIP passengers

TsAGI is continuing to develop a supersonic business jet concept[...]
VIAM

Russian scientific research institute introduces a part-3D-printed, jet-powered UAV

State research centre VIAM has set up the infrastructure for in-house additive manufacturing technology[...]


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