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 [...]
2016
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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Aeroflot Group named second most-profitable European legacy carrier in 2015
Aeroflot Group reported the second-highest operational profitability among legacy European airline groups in 2015, with an operating margin of 10.6% on operating profit of [...]
Belavia plans to carry 15% more passengers in 2016
The flag carrier of Belarus is generating transit flows and renewing its fleet [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of A320
The Group has ambitious fleet renewal plans for 2016 [...]
Left half-wing for MC-21 prototype delivered to final assembly
The right half-wing is already being attached to the fuselage at the assembly line in Irkutsk [...]
Kubinka Airport sold once again
Ex-military aerodrome, and home to Russia’s famous aerobatic teams, will be turned into a business aviation center [...]
SR Technics and Engineering Holding set up an engine maintenance shop
The station in Domodedovo will provide services for CFM56 without removal from wing [...]
UTair expects to carry 6 million passengers in 2016
The carrier shifts its focus from expansion to enhancing pasenger experience [...]
S7 Group owners to set up an airline In Cyprus
The owner of one of Russia’s largest carriers has announced plans to launch a new project in Cyprus [...]
The first R66 with autopilot is delivered to Russia
Robinson R66 light helicopter with enhanced capabilities is to enter service with Heliports of Russia [...]
The end of la Belle Époque of Russian aviation
Protracted crisis caused by unfavorable macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical shifts is reshaping Russian commercial aviation market [...]
Aeroflot’s revenue grew 30% in 2015
Mounting expenses and unfavorable economic conditions, however, affected the group’s financial results. [...]
Russia and Spain expand air service agreement
There will be five designated carriers from each side on the Moscow-Barcelona route [...]
Donavia to hand over its entire fleet to Rossiya Airlines
Starting March 27, all 10 of Donavia’s A319s will fly under the new operator’s certificate [...]
Russian air carriers began the year with a decrease in traffic
But Transaero’s bankruptcy enabled Aeroflot to take over the half of the local market. [...]
Airbus Helicopter appoints another certified service center in Russia
Airbus Helicopters is creating a local network of certified service centers [...]
Antonov agrees to assemble An-132 in Saudi Arabia
The agreement between Antonov and Taqnia Aeronautics concerns not only An-132, but An-148 and An-178 aircraft as well [...]
Almaty and Astana airports to introduce e-boarding passes
The paperless passenger check-in method will become effective before the end of 2016. [...]
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport will reconstruct runway
The local authorities plan to spend 24.6 million dollars for the project. [...]
Azerbaijan Airlines converts low-fare branch into a separate brand
Flights under the AZALJET brand will start on March 28
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