GTLK to get more government money
The state-run leasing company will receive $76.8 million to purchase SSJ 100s and L-410 regional aircraft. [...]
November 2016
Aeroflot announces 9M 2016 IFRS financial results
Aeroflot Group published its condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the nine months ended 30 September 2016 [...]
CityJet to get five more SSJ 100 in 2017
The delivery to the Irish carrier will be financed by Russia’s VEB bank. [...]
Superjet engines logged half a million flight hours
PowerJet SaM146 dispatch reliability stands at 99.92%. [...]
AZAL will expand its fleet by half
The acquisition of new aircraft will enable Azerbaijani air carrier to expand its route network. [...]
Latvian SmartLynx to carry over two million passengers in 2016
The company's growth can be accredited to the carrier's fleet expansion program and a more effective marketing strategy [...]
Aeroflot ultimately abandons Boeing 787 purchase plans
The Russian airline plans to rely on more spacious Boeing 777s and Airbus A350 for long range flights in the future [...]
Bombardier delivers its first CS300
CS300’s maiden commercial flight from Riga to Amsterdam is scheduled for December 14 [...]
Vladivostok airport sold to international consortium
The new owners that include Changi Airports International, intend to turn it into a key transport hub in the region. [...]
Aeroflot returns to a more optimistic outlook
Russia’s largest airline is restoring its traffic and fleet projections downgraded twice before [...]
Kyrgyzstan in need of air transport boost
The revival of the country’s domestic air transport business lies in the hands of private investors. [...]
AeroGeo and SKOL to operate Rosneft’s Twin Otters
Russia’s oil company split its order for these aircraft between two local operators [...]
S7 Group reports 20% domestic traffic growth in October
Russia’s second largest airline group expects the traffic growth rate to pick up again in November and December [...]
UTair increases passenger traffic by almost a third
Focusing to economic effectiveness, the Russian airline also managed to return to profit [...]
Aeroflot announces results of Board of Directors meeting
PJSC Aeroflot announces the results of the Board of Directors meeting held on 24 November 2016 [...]
Aeroflot’s traffic jumps by 11.2% in October
The airline’s international traffic grew faster than domestic [...]
Ulan-Ude airport cleared to serve more flights
Russian aviation authorities allowed operating the existing runway more intensively [...]
S7 Airlines to get first Embraers in 2017
The regional jets will help the Russian operator to expand the route network [...]
Investor sought for Novy Urengoy airport
Such investor should help with the airport's reconstruction within a state-private partnership model [...]
AirBridgeCargo stops flying to Africa
Russia’s largest cargo carrier found the local market not mature enough [...]
Russian Helicopters built four Mi-8/171 helicopters for Rosneft
These Mi-8AMTs are equipped with a navigation device designed for Arctic military helicopters [...]
Kazakhstan’s airlines carried 4.5 million passengers in nine months
The country’s air traffic grew steadily at an average annual rate of 10% from 2011 to 2015 [...]
Aeroflot passenger traffic up 10,5% in January – October 2016
Aeroflot PJSC announces traffic statistics for Aeroflot Group and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines for October and ten months of 2016 [...]
AirBridgeCargo to renew its freighter fleet
The Russian largest cargo airline will start phasing out Boeing 747-400Fs in 2018 [...]
Experts forecast growth for Russian air travel market
The share of Internet sales will soon exceed the share of traditional off-line distribution channels [...]
Air Moldova expands fleet with another Embraer E190LR
The newly received aircraft should enable the Moldovan airline to launch flights to new destinations [...]
Magnetic MRO to provide Air Astana with emergency slide maintenance
The Estonian company began offering maintenance on the slides two years ago as a part of a strategy to attract new clients. [...]
Sukhoi returns to Superjet 100 maintenance market
New FAP-285 certificate allows the manufacturer to perform any kind of line and base maintenance of SSJ 100 at its base in Zhukovsky, near Moscow [...]
Tallinn airport extends runway
One of the goals of the runway reconstruction is to make the Estonian airport compatible for heavy and oversized cargo operations. [...]
Ural Airlines to receive four aircraft in 2017
The Russian carrier will expand its all Airbus fleet with four A320s [...]
S7 to receive first A320neo in spring
The Russian airline placed a firm order for three Airbus A321neos and a commitment for two A320neos [...]
China to launch licensed production of Beriev Be-103 seaplanes
The light piston engine amphibian is to be upgraded before the productions starts in China [...]
Astana Air to open hangar at Astana airport
It will boost maintenance capabilities of the Kazakh carrier and enables to attract third party orders. [...]
Domodedovo and Vnukovo airport traffic stops sliding
In October Vnukovo handled 6.3% more passengers than last year, Domodedovo results remain roughly level [...]
Volga-Dnepr and Antonov Airlines end An-124 joint venture
Both airlines will continue to work under SALIS project with individual contracts [...]
Bizav hangar opened at Yekaterinburg airport
The new facility has enough space to fit four business jets [...]
INSIGHT: Lessors knocked back by Russia’s risky aircraft business
Russian leasing companies finds ways to re-market the fleet of the collapsed second largest customer Transaero Airlines. [...]
Interjet fails to re-negotiate SSJ 100 lease
But instead, the Mexican operator agreed to expand maintenance and training capabilities [...]
Passenger demand catapults Ural and S7 profits
Such success is a direct result of growing concentration on Russia’s air transport market after Transaero’s demise [...]
Riga airport expands transit zone
The new segment will enable to increase airport’s capacity up to 10 million passengers in a year [...]
Traffic through Zhulyany Airport spikes 60% in October
The most of passenger traffic are international travelers [...]
UTair to service Boeing 737s in Sharjah
The heavy maintenance for five aircraft will be provided by the UAE subsidiary of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group [...]
Sukhoi ramps up SSJ 100 deliveries
The Russian manufacturer has delivered 16 SSJ 100 aircraft since the beginning of the year [...]
Aeroflot and Technoserv win CNews IT award for data processing centre of the year
Aeroflot has been awarded a prestigious CNews IT Award for Data Processing Centre (DPC) of the Year, for the setup of its modular DPC.
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MC-21 prototype reaches power on stage
The new Russian aircraft is being prepared for the maiden flight. [...]
Superjet 100 gets the convertible cabin
The first such aircraft is expected to be delivered to Yamal Airlines [...]
Aeroflot launches regular flights to London Gatwick
Flights will be operated daily on comfortable modern Airbus A320 aircraft [...]
Business 30% up at high-flying AirBridgeCargo
The Russian carrier focuses on fleet flexibility, the building and nurturing of customer relationships and the proliferation of its global network [...]
Double-deck trains to deliver passengers to Moscow airports
The first train to start operations in December [...]
Pskovavia and Arktika airlines’ AOCs restricted
Russian authorities set a time limit to the certificates of two regional airlines [...]