2016
Chisinau airport is undergoing massive renovation at the hands of the new private managing company. [...]
Russian carriers’ traffic growth rate reaches 15%
The year-on-year uptick may be explained by Transaero's demise exactly one year ago [...]
Turkmenistan offers discounts to foreign airlines
International carriers may get as much as 35% off the charges at Turkmen airports [...]
United Engine Corporation gets new chief designer
This position was taken by Yury Shmotin, who participated in the development of SaM-146 turbofan, the corporation’s major commercial program [...]
More PD-14 prototypes to joint test program
Russia’s Perm Motors assembled three more test engines in 2016 [...]
EU lifts ban for Kazakhstan airlines
The local carriers now can operate flights to the European destinations [...]
Aeroservice entitled to perform MRO
The Russian airline plans to maintain its own fleet and offer services to third-party operators in Chita. [...]
Baku Airport reaches last-year operational results in 11 months
It handled nearly 3 million passengers From January to November [...]
Antonov requests $700 million for production ramp-up
This money will be used to re-start the production and to develop replacement for Russian-made components [...]
Government airline becomes Russia’s largest operator of An-148s
The airline responsible for carrying the country’s top officials now has six such regional jets in its fleet [...]
Aeroflot’s Public Council reviews 2016 results
Public Council members believe that effective cooperation between business, society and the state will be crucial to Aeroflot’s development in 2017. [...]
Eurasian market facts & figures. Focus: S7 Group
S7 Airlines has ordered 17 Embraer EMB170LRs with deliveries start in 2017 [...]
Uzbekistan Airways ready for Dreamliner in-house maintenance
The Uzbek airline’s subsidiary provider will soon perform its first A-checks on the type. [...]
Qazaq Air hopes to launch international service in 2017
The Kazakh regional airline wants to connect Central Asia with Russia’s Siberia. [...]
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to resume flight connection
The first route to become active in January 2017 will connect the two capitals, Dushanbe and Tashkent [...]
Eurasian market facts & figures
Russian air transport status and major trends. Focus: Aeroflot Group [...]
Yamal Airlines inked a contact for 13 more Superjet 100s
These regional aircraft will be delivered by the state-run GTLK State Transport Leasing Corporation [...]
AirBaltic adjusts CS300 delivery schedule
Latvia’s national carrier will get less aircraft than expected this year [...]
Russian Post launches operation of Tu-204 freighters
The service removed its mail from some passenger flights to Russia’s Far East in order to ensure sufficient loading for its own operations [...]
Pobeda carries 4 million passengers earlier than expected
The Russian low-cost airline carried four millionth passenger this year on December 1. [...]
INSIGHT: Second airport will help to revitalise Latvian economy
Liepaja Airport is scheduled to resume business in the spring of 2017. [...]
Russia’s PD-14 engine returns to flight testing
The new turbofan will be now checked across the entire range of speeds, altitudes and power settings [...]
Kazakhstan’s carriers await removal from Europe’s blacklist
This can turn this Central Asian country into another transit point between Europe and Asia [...]
Renewed Cyprus Airways gets first aircraft
The Cypriot carrier created with Russian participation plans to obtain air operator certificate before the end of this year [...]
Russian lessor orders 27 helicopters
These rotorcraft are expected to foster development of regional transportation and medical evacuation services in Russia. [...]
Azerbaijan’s AZAL to create low-fare subsidiary
The new carrier is expected to start operation in autumn 2017. [...]
Aeroflot’s profit skyrockets
The Aeroflot Group’s net profit increased 24 times in the first three quarters of 2016. [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]