March 2016
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Ukraine International Airlines takes delivery of second Boeing 737NG in 2016
The aircraft was previously operated by China Xinhua Airlines, part of Grand China Air [...]
Nordavia transfers its Moscow flights to Domodedovo
The Arkhangelsk-based carrier has also changed its owner once again [...]
Donavia and OrenAir start operation under Rossiya’s code
Rossiya expects to become Russia’s second largest carrier after the merger is complete [...]
S7 Engineering approved for all Types of SSJ 100 maintenance
The first independent MRO provider for SSJ 100 appeared in Russia five years after the aircraft entered service [...]
Aeroflot launches online Baggage Tracing Service
Aeroflot has launched online service in order to help passengers to check the status of their lost baggage. [...]
Russian airlines not hiring foreign pilots
FATA is confident that Russian flight schools satisfy the carriers’ demands for qualified workforce [...]
FATA reports on Russian airlines’ February operational results
In February 2016, Russian airlines demonstrated 0.9% YOY traffic growth [...]
Aeroflot wins Readers’ Choice prize at Air Transport News Awards
CEO Vitaly Saveliev named Leader of the Year 2016 [...]
Aeroflot Group low cost carrier Pobeda turns to summer schedule
This summer Pobeda plans to fly to 60 destinations, including regular flights to Cyprus [...]
Aeroflot Group announces traffic statistics for February 2016
Aeroflot PJSC announces traffic statistics for Aeroflot Group and Aeroflot — Russian Airlines for February and the first two months of 2016. [...]
Rossiya Airlines, Aeroflot Group’s newly merged regional carrier, begins flights
The new Rossiya is the result of consolidation of Aeroflot Group’s three regional airlines: Rossiya, Donavia and Orenair.
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Design project for a new terminal at Simferopol approved
Airport development project is to cater to Crimea’s growing tourism [...]
Small Planet Airlines enters French charter market
The Lithuanian airline is expanding its reach in Europe [...]
Aeroflot has set in operation new Boeing B777-300ER aircraft
The aircraft has been named in honour of Russian writer, poet and dramatist, Ivan Turgenev. [...]
Aeroflot launches Summer timetable
This summer Aeroflot will fly to 131 destinations in 50 countries [...]
Ramenskoye Airport approved for international flights
A border-crossing checkpoint is planned to be opened in early April [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of two aircraft
A wide-body Boeing 777-300ER and a narrow-body Airbus A320 are entering service with the airline [...]
Russia sets up new aircraft certification body
The new Aviation Register will undertake the certification responsibilities that earlier the CIS-wide Interstate Aviation Committee had [...]
Yakutia Airlines agrees to refinance the SSJ 100s lease
The State Transport Leasing Company will provide Yakutia Airlines with replacement aircraft for two SSJ 100s, which the carrier will return to VEB-Leasing [...]
S7 Airlines and Ural Airlines outpaced Russian traffic growth
S7 and Ural Airlines’ traffic grew against a background of weak growth of Russian carriers’ cumulative traffic [...]
Komiaviatrans proposed to increase its fleet with SSJ 100
The airline does not wish to roll out routes for large carriers [...]
Aviation training in Azerbaijan
Russian Aviation Insider reports on its visit to the National Aviation Academy in Baku [...]
Aeroflot expands fleet with new A320 aircraft
Aeroflot has taken delivery of its new A320 aircraft fitted with state-of-the-art aerodynamic Sharklets wing-tips. [...]
Data retrieved from both of the crashed Flydubai 737’s recorders
The works at the crash site have been completed, and the preliminary results will be known within one month [...]
Aeroflot named Best Russian Airline by Condé Nast Traveller Readers
Aeroflot has been voted Best Russian Airline for the fourth year running at the highly influential Condé Nast Traveller Readers Choice awards. [...]
Russian contractor with Turkish ties to build terminal in Sheremetyevo Airport
The construction is planned to be completed by the beginning of the FIFA World Cup [...]
Saratov Airlines Embraer E195s to undergo first C-check
The Russian regional carrier trusted Polish MRO provider Linetech to do the job [...]
Data copied from Flydubai 737 flight data recorder
The investigators have found both recorders damaged, but data in satisfactory condition [...]
Technodinamika certifies MRO center at Vnukovo Airport
The new facility is expected to receive a European EASA Part 145 Certificate by the end of this year. [...]
Flydubai Boeing 737NG crashed in Rostov-on-Don
The aircraft with 62 people onboard crashed at the runway during the second landing attempt. [...]
Russian authorities ban Metrojet operations
The Russian airline fell victim to political consequences of a terrorist attack, which brought down its Airbus A321 over Sinai Peninsula. [...]
Aeroflot announces results of Board of Directors meeting
PJSC Aeroflot announces decisions taken in preparation for the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM). [...]
Aurora purchases two more Q400s
The carrier’s stakeholder, the administration of Sakhalin Region, helped finance the 42.3 million dollar deal
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Russian MRO sector benefits from weak ruble
The fall in the ruble exchange rate has had a stimulating effect on the domestic MRO sector [...]
Yakutia Airlines’ Q300s approved for flying to regional airports
Unpaved runways presented a challenge, which took joint efforts of the carrier and the OEM and over a year to overcome [...]
OrenAir to transfer entire fleet to Rossiya in March
Under the strategy of uniting all of its subsidiaries under one brand, Aeroflot is completely reorganizing its business [...]
Who will look after Ruslan?
Continued airworthiness of Russian-operated An-124-100 is at stake as Ukraine's OEM finds itsself affected by the politics [...]
Number of Russian civil air accidents reaches five-year high
In 2015, 41 accidents involving civil aircraft occurred in Russia [...]
Ukrainian air passenger traffic growth accelerates
Passenger flow at the largest Ukrainian air gateway, Kyiv Boryspil International Airport, increased by 11% during January and February 2016 [...]
Passenger traffic on Russian airlines rebounds
In February 2016, the total passenger flow of Russian airlines increased by 0.2% [...]
Mubadala Development interested in shares of Russian Helicopters
Rostec may sell up to 25% of its rotorcraft subsidiary to the Arab investment fund [...]
CityJet to receive its first SSJ-100 in May
The Irish carrier will be the first European operator of the Russian-made regional aircraft [...]
Sabetta Airport receives its first international flight
Four passengers arrive at the arctic airport from China [...]
Kyrgyz airports traffic increased by 2.4% in 2015
Traffic grew mostly on international routes [...]
Armenia Airlines announces flights to Russia
New Armenian carrier is considering Moscow and a few other destinations in Russia [...]
IrAero to receive four Superjet 100s
The Irkutsk-based air carrier is expected to get these aircraft in early May [...]
Fitch affirms Aeroflot’s rating at B+
Russia’s largest airline is also removed from the agency’s Rating Watch Negative [...]
Service begins in new terminal in Nizhny Novgorod
The new terminal at Strigino Airport is expected to serve 1.5 million passengers per year [...]
Aurora takes delivery of one more Bombardier Q400
The Russian regional airline will have three aircraft of the type in its fleet
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