Belarusian cargo airline receives its second Boeing 747
State-owned Transaviaexport refreshes its fleet of Il-76s with the new type [...]
2015
Aeroflot subsidiaries to complete merger by April 2016
The new Rossiya will merge with Donavia and Orenair, with bases in St. Petersburg and Vnukovo [...]
Aeroflot holds New Year’s InstaMeet at Sheremetyevo
Aeroflot has held a seasonal InstaMeet at its home base of Sheremetyevo International Airport to mark the departure of 25 Grandfather Frosts – the Russian Father Christmas [...]
Volga-Dnepr Gulf completes its first C-check
The Russian MRO provider performed C-check on a Boeing 737-300 operated by a Kyrgyz carrier [...]
Asiana Airlines leaves Vladivostok Airport
The South Korean carrier terminated flights to the Russian Far East for decreasing demand [...]
India to build Kamov Ka-226T helicopters
According to the cooperation pact signed by the governments of Russia and India, the latter will produce up to 200 light utility helicopters for its army [...]
Pobeda low-cost carrier reaches 3-million passenger landmark
Low-cost carrier Pobeda, part of the Aeroflot Group, has carried its 3 millionth passenger. The passenger was registered on a 10:50 Moscow-Sochi flight (DP 117). This [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic hits record low in November
The traffic fell record 11.8% YOY last month [...]
Magas loses airfield status
Airport in the capital of Ingushetia failed to renew its registration certificate, affecting Pobeda's flights [...]
Aeroflot announces results of Board of Directors meeting
PJSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces the results of the Board of Directors meeting held on 24 December 2015 and chaired by Kirill Androsov. The [...]
Yerevan Airport counting on liberalization of air travel
Armenia’s main airport tries to attract new carriers with expanded facilities and Open Sky regime [...]
First Twin Otter for Rosneft delivered to Russia
The Russian oil company ordered 10 DHC-6s from Canadian Viking Air for carrying shift workers [...]
Russian Parliament approves drone registration rules
All UAVs weighing over 250 g are to be registered as aircraft, the government says, over concern of their use for terrorist acts [...]
Aeroflot Group announces traffic statistics for November 2015
Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces operating results for Aeroflot Group («the Group») and Aeroflot — Russian Airlines («the Company») for November [...]
Russian company looking to assemble foreign aircraft outside Yekaterinburg
Ural Works of Civil Aviation has signed agreements with Bell Helicopter, Airbus Helicopters and Aircraft Industries to organize production of their models in a special economic zone [...]
Weak ruble helps Russian aircraft painters
The strengthening of the dollar and euro against ruble has made Russian paint shops’ prices more attractive [...]
Air Astana receives EASA Part 145 approval
Kazakhstan's national carrier is now entitled to provide base maintenance of Airbus A320 family, Boeing 757-200 and Embraer ERJ190 aircraft [...]
Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport reports traffic decrease for first time in years
Transaero's exit and the ban on flights to Turkey and Egypt caused international traffic through Vnukovo plunge by 53.7% [...]
Aeroflot wins IR Case Study awards
Aeroflot has won the 8th international IR Case Study competition organised by the Russian Association of Financial Communications and Investor Relations (ARFI). The awards [...]
Aeroflot to present spectacular 3D light show in five Russian cities
Aeroflot will stage 3D light shows in its subsidiaries’ home cities, as well as Tatarstan capital Kazan and the resort town of Sochi. Buildings in the centres [...]
IFly airline to add new aircraft types
This charter operator adapts to a new reality of the Russian leisure market. [...]
Successor to Estonian Air to receive AOC In 2016
Nordic Aviation Group was founded by the Estonian government to replace the extinct Estonian Air [...]
UTair receives state guarantees
The airline is to use the funds to settle part of its debt [...]
Pobeda launches international operations
Russian low-cost airline has started flying to Bratislava and Bergamo with an option to continue travel in Europe with a seamless Fly&Bus fare [...]
Aeroflot confirms purchase of ex-Transaero fleet
The Russian carrier will get 33 aircraft from top Russian lessors. [...]
New bizav hangar under construction at Yekaterinburg’s Koltsovo
Apart from business jet storage, it will provide pre-flight checks and simple maintenance services [...]
Aeroflot to launch flights from Domodedovo
The carrier's decision to come to one more Moscow airport is driven by the need to compete for passengers against other Russian airlines [...]
Kyrgyz airports to raise international passenger service fees
The additional income is needed to pay for the country's airports reconstruction [...]
UAC introduces organizational changes
The United Aircraft Corporation is changing the way it manages its programs [...]
Shorter version of MC-21 completes wind-tunnel testing
The MC-21-200 program is moving towards completion of the critical desgn phase [...]
Aeroflot to sell tickets through Icelandic metasearch service
The Reykjavik-based Dohob made 119 of Aeroflot's destinations in 51 countries available through its website [...]
Gazprom Avia purchases two Airbus Helicopters H155s
The Russian operator is now looking for a contractor to ferry both aircraft to its Ostafyevo base [...]
Aeroflot creates MRO subsidiary
A-Technics is based in Vnukovo and is run by ex-Transaero's technical director [...]
Russian subsidy programs: fewer routes, fewer airlines
The Russian government has cut the number of subsidized inter-regional routes for 2016 [...]
Aircraft Industries faces slowing market for L-410 in Russia
The Czech OEM owned by a Russian metallurgy giant is looking elsewhere to compensate for slower sales in Russia [...]
Aeroflot Group realigns to boost competitiveness
The group’s restructuring plan will affect the entire Russian airline market [...]
Jeppesen to audit Moscow airspace structure
The new air traffic management system, which will replace the long obsolete current one, is to be introduced in 2016 [...]
Renovated terminal operational at Chita airport
The airport's traffic is expected to grow at an annual rate of 5% in the next four years [...]
Aeroflot Group increases revenue, market share
The Group’s strategy now aims to capture all segments of Russian air transport market [...]
Russian aviation insurance market continues to shrink
Insurance rates going down, payout sums growing [...]
European Commission removes Air Astana from blacklist
All of the restrictions, which applied to the Kazakhstan's national carrier European operations are now lifted [...]
A Christmas present from Aeroflot: 10% off all domestic flights
Aeroflot has launched its biggest ever seasonal promotion ahead of the Christmas season. From today, 11 December, tickets on all Aeroflot’s domestic flights will [...]
Brand new B737-800 S. Eisenstein joins Aeroflot fleet
December 11, 2015, Moscow. — Aeroflot took delivery of its new B737-800 Next Generation aircraft made by Boeing. The plane is named in honour of Sergei Eisenstein, [...]
Pulkovo aims to increase transit traffic
St. Petersburg's airport initiates a project that benefits passengers, carriers and ultimately, the airport with through fares, transit luggage and convenient connections between non-connected airlines [...]
If we had never had an airport, we would have built one from scratch
Vice-governor of Kaluga Oblast Alexey Laptev shares his insight on the airport that became operational this year [...]
Russia, Germany expand bilateral air services agreement
Aviation authorities of the two countries have agreed on a number of amendments to the documents that regulate bilateral air traffic [...]
Aeroflot introduces new booking services
9 December 2015, Moscow. — Aeroflot has introduced a new «price guarantee» service for customers booking online to allow them to put a hold on a ticket price for [...]
Red Wings to move to Ulyanovsk
The airline changes legal address and expands route network from Ulyanovsk in exchange for tax preferences [...]
New runway, infrastructure operational at Ashgabat
A massive $2.23 billion airport renewal project is in full swing in the capital of Turkmenistan [...]
Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Saveliev named Innovator of the Year
Moscow, 15 December 2015. — Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Saveliev has been named Innovator of the Year at the Innovation Time 2015 awards in the Transport and Engineering [...]