Belarusian airports see traffic growth in 2015
The number of transit travelers increased due to the suspension of air services between Russia and Ukraine [...]
January 2016
Air Astana to enlarge its presence in Russia in 2017
Kazakhstan’s national air carrier also establishes routes to Asian destinations. [...]
Russian carriers lost 1.2% of passenger traffic in 2015
Cargo segment was noticeably better off [...]
Aeroflot cuts prices on international flights by 10%
Aeroflot today announces that it has reduced fares by 10% for flights from Russian cities to international destinations on all Aeroflot Group airlines. Effective as of [...]
Aeroflot Group’s traffic increased 13.4%
Russia’s largest airline increased capacity, reorganized subsidiaries and took over defunct rival’s routes and passengers [...]
UWCA signs license agreement with Airbus Helicopters
The Yekaterinburg-based facility will assemble H135s [...]
Sheremetyevo reclaims title of Russia’s busiest airport
The top 10 ranking of Russian airports has reshuffled from the previous year with record growth and some losses [...]
Ukraine International Airlines takes delivery of a Boeing 737-800
The Ukrainian flag carrier is proceeding with its fleet renewal program [...]
Russian-owned cargo carrier receives British AOC
Cargologicair will focus on charter flights to Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific
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Aeroflot group passenger traffic up 13.4% in 2015
Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces operating results for Aeroflot Group («the Group») and Aeroflot — Russian Airlines («the Company») for December [...]
S7 Group’s traffic grew 5.6% in 2015
Transaero’s bankruptcy is likely to make S7 Russia’s second largest carrier. [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of two more SSJ 100s
The carrier’s fleet of Russian-made regional aircraft has grown to 26. [...]
Komiaviatrans receives fifth Embraer ERJ145LR
Gaztechleasing continues supplying Russia’s carrier, Komiaviatrans, with six Embraer ERJ145LRs. [...]
Russia tests High Speed Helicopter Technology Demonstrator
Russian Helicopters reports on progress in high-speed rotorcraft project. [...]
VIM-Avia airline considers Boeing 777
The Russian carrier is looking to expand its route network. [...]
MC-21’s wing delivered to Irkutsk
A composite wing panel of the aircraft’s first prototype has reached the final assembly line. [...]
Air Astana’s net profit increases by 144%
The airline’s position on the market can improve thanks to its removal from the EU’s “grey list”. [...]
Russia lifts import duties for Superjet 100 rivals
The new rules of the Eurasian Economic Union call for duty-free import of passenger aircraft with 51-300 seat capacity [...]
Aeroflot ranked second globally for WiFi access on long-haul routes
Aeroflot has been named among the world’s leading airlines for passenger WiFi Internet access on long-haul flights. The Russian flag-carrier placed second among global [...]
Petrozavodsk airport reopens after reconstruction
RusLine launches flights to St. Petersburg and Moscow, Pobeda interested [...]
Georgia’s passenger traffic grew 13% in 2015
The market share of domestic carriers is about 10% of the total traffic [...]
Russian Government to reimburse GA aircraft production expenses
Ministry for Industry and Trade has passed a draft legislation entitling general aviation OEMs to receive state support for producing 19-seat aircraft [...]
Open skies accord between Ukraine, US comes into force
The liberalization agreement signed in the summer of 2015 comes into force [...]
Rossiya to operate 74 aircraft
Russia's future second-largest airline will integrate the fleets of Rossiya, OrenAir, Donavia and partly Transaero [...]
Regional administration sells stake in Yekaterinburg Airport
Airports of Regions, part of Renova, accumulate over 87% of Koltsovo's shares [...]
Russian airlines’ 2015 traffic level with 2014
Russian carriers served around 93 million passengers in 2015. [...]
Holiday traffic through Moscow decreases slightly
Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo saw their holiday traffic grow compared to the last year's season, whereas Vnukovo's traffic declined sharply [...]
Ukrainian traffic declines 3% in 2015
Ukrainian carriers and airports saw their traffic reach five-year low last year [...]
Ilyushin Finance Company acquires Red Wings
The Russian leasing company gets Red Wings' shares in exchange for the carrier's debts [...]
Merged Aeroflot subsidiaries to receive single AOC
Donavia and Orenair's Air Operator Certificates will be called back after the airlines merge to form a unted Rossiya airline [...]
Zhytomyr Airport revived after years of desolation
A city in Ukraine, some 150 km from Kyiv has an active airport once again [...]
Aurora takes delivery of two Airbus A319s
Aerofot's subsidiary leased both aircraft from Lithuanian AviaAM Leasing [...]
Baku Airport has regional hub ambitions
Open Sky between Azerbaijan and the EU could help Baku attract international carriers [...]
Kazakhstan postpones IOSA certification
Half of the country’s airlines can stop operations if they don’t pass the safety audit. [...]
Russia’s air-taxi operator benefits from economic downturn
Dexter persuades business jet users to fly PC-12 turboprops [...]
UTair seals debt portfolio refinancing deal
It is the final step in the airline’s financial rehabilitation effort. [...]
Uzbek crop-dusting operator renews fleet
Special Aviation Services adds new rotorcraft, but keeps Antonov An-2 turboprops. [...]
Air Moldova carries over 1 million passengers in 2015
The passengers boost was greatly contributed by the mutual ban on air services between Russia and Ukraine [...]
First Bell 407GXP assembled in Russia
The rotorcraft was delivered to one of local aviation schools [...]
MC-21 flight tests moved to end of 2016
The airliner’s rollout is now postponed to mid-2016 [...]
Yakutia Technics begins OTAR Part 39 operations
The maintenance arm of Yakutia Airlines began providing independent and continuous maintenance on Boeing 737-800s and Q300s aircraft. [...]
Mi-38 heavy helicopter certified In Russia
Federal Air Transport Agency awarded certificate to the helicopter's transport version [...]