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Ukrainian flag carrier maintained its dominant position with a market share of 64 per cent [...]
Fast-growing Russia’s iFly becomes an all-Airbus operator
The charter airline is plotting another 40 per cent growth in 2019 [...]
S7 Airlines sees 12 per cent growth in passenger numbers
Russia’s second biggest airline group carried 15.96 million passengers in 2018 [...]
Russian airlines traffic has mushroomed by 250 per cent in 10 years
Russia’s airlines collectively carried 116.1 million passengers in 2018, up by 10.5% y-on-y [...]
Superjet 100 production rates reduced by third in 2018
Russia’s Sukhoi Civil has built just 23 SSJ100s last year due to engine shortage [...]
Tajikistan’s troubled national carrier ceases operations
The main question is: who will take the passengers of Tajik Air? [...]
Rostec takes ownership of 83 per cent of UAC
Russia’s state-owned monster has moved quickly to acquire the shares of the parent company of Sukhoi, MiG and Irkut [...]
12 per cent traffic growth for Aeroflot Group in 2018
The group’s airlines collectively carried some 56 million passengers last year [...]
Russian state banks may opt for Utair for their regional carrier project
The struggling top-five airline has large debts, primarily with Sberbank [...]
Russian cargo carrier Atran enlarges its fleet to four freighters
Volga-Dnepr Group airline kicks off 2019 with the delivery of a B737-400BCF [...]
Thailand’s Kom Airlines signs LoI for six Superjet 100s
It is expected that the agreement will be converted into a firm order in 2019 [...]
Russia’s Severstal takes delivery of its first Superjet 100
Three more SSJ100s are planned for delivery to the regional airline till the end of 2019 [...]
Sukhoi Civil may lose its sole European SSJ100 customer
The head of SCAC admitted that CityJet may dispose of its Superjets next year [...]
Russian government to continue financial support of regional air travel
Some 3.8 billion roubles have been reserved in the 2019 state budget [...]
Soaring fuel prices burn a big hole in Russian airlines profitability
Russian airlines' operational losses this year will reach 39 billion roubles [...]
New Russian passenger airline being launched
The owners of Zhukovsky airport are behind the launch of WeGo Air [...]
New details of the SaM146-powered Be-200 project are revealed
Russian certification of the amphibian is delayed until late 2021 [...]
Aviation authorities scrutinise debt restructuring at Russia’s Utair
Rosaviatsiya has also instructed the airline to review its flight safety management practices [...]
Uzbekistan Airways to be separated from local airports
Uzbekistan’s national carrier, 11 airports, MRO and ATM service providers are to be hived off into independent entities [...]
Aeroflot postpones the introduction of Airbus A350s for a third time
The number of Boeing aircraft in Aeroflot Group’s fleet will exceed Airbus jets by 2021 [...]
Air Astana is the world’s second operator of the Embraer E190-E2
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier takes delivery of the first of five new aircraft [...]
Superjet 100 loses its Sukhoi nametag
All of SCAC’s shares are now under the control of Irkut, and Superjet 100 is no longer designated as a Sukhoi project [...]
Sukhoi Civil finds second European customer for its Superjet 100
Slovenia’s Adria Airways signs intent for 15 SSJ100s, MoU on a MRO joint venture [...]
MC-21 certification postponed again
It is now scheduled for 2020 [...]
Russia considers developing a 40-seat turboprop based on the Let L-610 design
The 30-year old Czech design will compete with the Russian Ilyushin IL-114-300 [...]
Two more Russian operators opt for the Sukhoi Superjet 100
Alrosa and RusLine to lease two SSJ100s each in 2019 [...]
flydubai expands its operations in Kazakhstan
Dubai-based hybrid carrier returns to Shymkent [...]
INSIGHT: Russia’s Azimuth Airlines enthralled by its Superjets
Azimuth is the world’s only airline with its fleet made up entirely of SSJ100s [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic grew by 12.6 per cent in October
After a slow summer, the air transport market continues to enjoy double-digit growth [...]
INSIGHT: Aeroflot Group focuses on Asia-Europe transit, LCC and premium products
Russia’s dominant airline group chooses a second hub, targeting a 63 per cent of Russian airlines’ market share [...]
Passenger traffic between Russia and the CIS grew by 16 per cent in September
Russian airlines collectively carried 89.185 million passengers in the first nine months of this year [...]
Tajik Air to add four Bombardier CRJs to its fleet
Tajikistan’s national carrier is counting on state support to climb out of its crisis [...]
Aeroflot Group’s passenger traffic to reach 100 million by 2023
Growth will be inspired by LCC Pobeda, which is expected to quadruple its current operational results [...]
S7 Airlines to replace its fleet with neos and MAXs by 2024
Russia’s biggest private airline to increase its fleet to 103 aircraft by the end of next year [...]
Russia’s low-cost Pobeda to receive 20 Boeing 737MAXs within three years
Aeroflot’s budget airline subsidiary has contracted two major leasing companies in a total deal value of US$1.5 billion [...]
Rostec gains control over Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation
The resulting structure resembles that of the Soviet Union’s Ministry of Aviation [...]
Russia’s NordStar to renew its fleet with Boeing 737MAXs
The airline subsidiary of mining and smelting giant strikes an agreement with US Aviation Capital Group [...]
Wings of the Future 2018 forum will help to re-shape the industry
Eurasia’s premier industry get-together takes off in Moscow in less than a month [...]
Russia approves interstate aviation accident investigation body for EAEU
New organisation will replace the existing IAC for Eurasian Economic Union's five member states [...]
Russia’s first Boeing 737MAX is delivered
S7 Airlines becomes the first operator of the B737MAX aircraft in Russia [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Moldova’s struggling flag carrier acquired by Romanian budget airline
Blue Air-led consortium is to pay €61 million for debt-stricken Air Moldova [...]
Russia’s Azur Air to inherit aircraft from its troubled German division
Within a year, the Russian charter carrier’s fleet will be boosted by 11 aircraft [...]
Sukhoi offers to upgrade the Superjet fleet of Mexico’s Interjet with extra seating and winglets
SCAC sheds more light on the Interjet SSJ 100 offer [...]
Nordavia receives second B737-700 and is to sign for four -800s
Russian regional carrier is also planning to operate Airbus A220 next year [...]
Winglet-equipped Superjet 100 certification postponed to Q2 2019
Russia’s Severstal to become the launch operator of the upgraded version [...]
Russian engine for the MC-21 airliner passes icing tests
PD-14 is poised to win Russian type certificate in the coming weeks [...]
Aeroflot’s Superjet fleet grows to 50 aircraft
Russian flag carrier completes existing contracts for the type [...]
LEAP-1B engine awarded Russian type certificate
B737MAX deliveries to Russia may start before year-end [...]