SSJ100 Thailand

Sukhoi Civil hoping to sell six more SSJ100s to Thailand

Russian manufacturer is also considering setting up a maintenance centre in the region[...]
SkyUp Airlines

SkyUp Airlines adds fifth Boeing 737 to fleet

Ukrainian start-up airline is gearing up to expand its operations[...]
S7 Technics

Russian MRO provider assists Tajik’s airline with aircraft re-registration

S7 Technics assisted Somon Air with the aircraft transference onto the Bermuda registry[...]
russian airlines

Russian government to continue financial support of regional air travel

Some 3.8 billion roubles have been reserved in the 2019 state budget[...]
S7 Technics

S7 Technics customises four SSJ100s for Gazprom Avia

The Russian independent MRO provider is building up its Superjet maintenance capabilities[...]
A-Technics

Aeroflot’s board appoints A-Technics as its Superjet maintenance provider

This decision effectively reduces the SSJ100 maintenance market for other MRO providers in the country[...]
aircraft imports

Russian government challenges ‘grace periods’ for aircraft imports

A trade-in opportunity is also among measures proposed to support Russian-made aircraft[...]
Russian airlines' losses

Soaring fuel prices burn a big hole in Russian airlines profitability

Russian airlines' operational losses this year will reach 39 billion roubles[...]
PD-14

UEC-Perm Motors focuses on after-sales support for the PD-14 aero engine

Russian engine manufacturer pledges to slash direct maintenance costs for the MC-21 powerplant[...]
Komiaviatrans

Komiaviatrans places its five Embraers on the Russian register

Regional airline hires UTG for maintenance – and plans to change the aircraft’s lessor[...]
MAKS 2019

New dates for MAKS 2019 announced

The air show at Zhukovsky had been shifted to avoid a clash with Russia’s major military industrial complex event[...]
PD-14

PD-14-powered MC-21 airliner to fly in late 2019

The exact date for the first flight of the advanced narrow-body powered by Russian-made engines is yet to announce[...]
Volga-Dnepr Group

Cainiao Network (Alibaba) turns to Russian air cargo group as a preferred carrier

Volga-Dnepr expands its e-commerce interests by inking MoU with Alibaba Group[...]
Pobeda

Russian LCC Pobeda is given the green light to lease 20 B737MAXs

Parent company Aeroflot’s board authorises lease deals for 20 B737MAX-8s[...]
Air Astana

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana officially receives its first E-Jet-E2

E2s will help the flag carrier to open up new destinations in Eastern Europe and China.[...]


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