Russian airlines passenger traffic

Russian airlines’ passenger traffic returns to double-digit growth

The country’s carriers saw passenger numbers climb by 10.4 per cent in September[...]
The new structure is aimed at replacing the aviation accident investigation role of the Interstate Aviation Committee (Government of Russian Federation)

Russia approves interstate aviation accident investigation body for EAEU

New organisation will replace the existing IAC for Eurasian Economic Union's five member states[...]
Royal Flight

Royal Flight opts for maintaining its Boeing 757s in Russia

Russian charter carrier will service its B757s at S7 Technics in Novosibirsk[...]
azimuth airlines

Russia’s Azimuth Airlines launches international services

World’s only all-Superjet 100 operator receives early permission to fly internationally[...]
Atran Airlines

Russia’s Atran to lease two Boeing 737-800 freighters

Volga-Dnepr Group’s scheduled cargo carrier to lease B737-800BCFs from GECAS[...]
Russia and France air agreement

Russia and France add frequencies, destinations and designated carriers

The number of weekly flights between the countries is increasing from 87 to 121[...]
AirBridgeCargo

Russia’s AirBridgeCargo creates a regional hub at Belgium’s Liège Airport

The Russian freight carrier’s initiative will lift Liège into Europe’s top five cargo airports[...]
Mineralnye Vody MRO

INSIGHT: Re-invention of Mineralnye Vody’s MRO status

The S7 Technics maintenance base, which once repaired Tupolevs, is being turned into a centre for re-delivery checks on western-built jets[...]
russia first boeing 737max

Russia’s first Boeing 737MAX is delivered

S7 Airlines becomes the first operator of the B737MAX aircraft in Russia[...]
Izhavia

Russia’s Izhavia to offer a dual-regional hub model

Russian airline to carry transit passengers between 13 regional destinations from Izhevsk and Samara[...]
Yakutia Superjet 100 damaged

Yakutia Superjet 100 damaged beyond repair after icy runway excursion

Iced runway conditions at Yakutsk Airport are the likely cause of the non-fatal hull loss[...]
St Petersburg's Pulkovo

St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport re-defines its roadmap for future upgrades

The existing terminal, built in 2013, is close to breaching its annual capacity limit[...]
Zhukovsky Airport

Russia's Zhukovsky Airport sees September traffic surge by 210 per cent

New airport serving Moscow is approaching its operational break-even point[...]
Aeroflot SSJ

Aeroflot to focus most of its new Superjets in Siberia and Russia’s far east

Manufacturer Sukhoi offers cabin optimisation scheme for Aeroflot’s latter SSJ100s[...]
Avion Express

Avion Express lifts its aircraft utilisation rate

Lithuanian ACMI specialist increased its production rate by some 67 per cent[...]


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