S7 Engineering completes first D-check for Aeroflot
First time ever an Aeroflot aircraft has its D-check done by a Russian provider [...]
September 2015
Russia closes its airspace to Ukrainian carriers
As a symmetric measure to Ukrainian ban, Russian Transport Minister stops Russia-bound flights of three Ukrainian airlines [...]
Transaero shifts flights to Vnukovo
The airline currently serves half of its destinations from Domodedovo [...]
Ukraine to ban flights by Russian airlines from October 25
Aeroflot and Transaero have received "Access Denied" letters from Ukrainian Authorities, while Russia elaborates symmetric measures against Ukrainian carriers [...]
Pobeda seeking access to international routes
According to current regulations, Aeroflot's low-cost subsidiary may not cross Russian border [...]
Georgian Airways outplays Russian competitors on Tbilisi-Moscow route
Passenger traffic between the two countries grew 84% YOY following resumption of regular air connection [...]
Foreign airlines’ traffic to Moscow slumps 19.9%
Russian airlines' dynamics are slightly better, but do not leave hope for relief [...]
AZAL launches low-fare routes
Azerbaijan carrier experiments with low-cost model following the president's mandate for affordable air travel [...]
Aeroflot Group’s traffic grows 13.3%
Following the current trend the Group optimizes fleet and refocuses on domestic routes [...]
Astana Airport to double capacity by 2017
Construction of a new passenger terminal and infrastructure renewal should be completed by the time Kazakhstan's capital welcomes EXPO-2017 [...]
Red Wings may become MC-21 launch operator
The airline is also considering relocating from Moscow to Ulyanovsk for tax preferences and leasing Western-built aircraft [...]
UTair to receive state guarantees
State support is supposed to help the troubled airline settle part of its US $ 1.45 bln debt [...]
Russian airlines’ appetite for foreign pilots shrinks
Only 39% of the annual quota of 200 foreign captains was claimed by Russian operators this year [...]
Russian airlines come under ban in Ukraine
Ukrainian government has imposed sanctions on 25 Russian airlines' flights into the country. UTair can still go. [...]
Boeing invests $500,000 in Uzbekistan Airways maintenance facility
The airframer provided Uzbekistan Airways Technics with equipment for maintenance of Dreamliner's composite parts ahead of the 787 delivery [...]
Cap put on state funding for Sukhoi SuperJet program
The Russian government once again allocated funds for supporting the SSJ100, however this time there's a limit [...]
EasyJet bids adieu to Russia
The British low-cost airine is ceasing operations between London and Moscow for econiomic reasons [...]
Aeroflot appoints top manager to handle Transaero deal
The Russian flag carrier has announced its intentions to shake off 70% of Transaero's fleet [...]
Kaluga airport goes international
Located 160 km from Moscow the renewed airport kicks off to a new life [...]
New version of SSJ 100 features improved hot-and-high performance
The model is expected to find success on the Chinese market [...]
Russia’s top airlines report half-year losses
Transaero and UTair blame economic downturtn for deterioration of their financial performance [...]