March 2017
Aeroflot was Europe’s fastest-growing mainline airline in 2016, growing passenger traffic at a higher pace than peers including Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France, Turkish Airlines and KLM, according to Airline Business magazine. [...]
VTB Bank to sell 25% in Pulkovo
The new stakeholder is a consortium of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and unnamed Middle Eastern investors [...]
SAS planning to sublease turboprops from Estonian carrier
Austrian carrier InterSky's ATR 72-600 will become the first of the type to be jointly operated by Scandinavian Airlines and Regional Jet [...]
Sheremetyevo Terminal C to close for reconstruction
When the facility reopens in 2019 it will be integrated with Terminal B, which is currently under construction. [...]
INSIGHT: Business growth for flexible Zhulyany Airport
One of the keys to the success of Kyiv’s private international airport is its flexibility in negotiations and tariff policy. [...]
Aeroflot Group to introduce predictive fleet maintenance system
Tests are to begin in August 2017, and the system should be put into initial operation in November [...]
INSIGHT: Liberalized Kazakhstan set to attract new carriers
Astana airport will embrace an "open skies" policy in time for the Expo 2017 exhibition and the opening of a much-needed new passenger terminal [...]
Traffic growth through Yerevan airport set to grow
Zvartnots, Armenia's primary airport, expects its traffic to exceed 3 million by 2020 [...]
Aeroflot Group Wins Six Prizes at Wings of Russia Awards
Aeroflot Group air companies have won six prizes at the Wings of Russia aviation awards held on 27 March at the Renaissance Moscow Monarch Centre Hotel. [...]
Aeroflot’s traffic growth rate slows to 11%
Russia’s largest carrier served 2.207 million passengers in February [...]
Russia’s Royal Flight expands with a sixth Boeing 757
The leased narrowbody will perform its first revenue flight for the carrier from Tomsk in Russia to Pattaya in Thailand. [...]
Aeroflot wins Air Transport News Readers’ Choice Award for second year
Aeroflot has won the Air Transport News Readers’ Choice Award, one of the world’s most prestigious aviation awards, for the second year running at a gala awards ceremony held on 25 March in Athens.
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Ural Airlines takes delivery of its first new aircraft this year
The newly delivered Airbus A320 brings the carrier's fleet up to 39 aircraft [...]
HeliRussia and Show Observer: a decade of partnership
In its anniversary year, Russia’s premier helicopter exhibition once again selected Show Observer as its official daily publication. [...]
Brussels Airlines starts operating SSJ100
The airline is wet-leasing one Russian-built regional jet from Irish partner CityJet [...]
Russian authorities revaluate air transport growth rate
The updated data shows the country's airlines carried 6.1 million passengers in February. [...]
S7 Group sees its traffic grow 17% in February
The main driver behind the traffic growth is recovery of the Russian air transport industry. [...]
Aeroflot Group Passenger Traffic Up 14% In January-February 2017
Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) today announces operating results for Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for February and the first two months of 2017. [...]
Nordica to launch flights to Russia
The national carrier of Estonia to start flying to St. Petersburg, its first Russian destination from its base airport in Tallinn. [...]
Kazakhstan carriers see revenues grow 19% in January and February
The improved financial results are a result of the 12% surge in passenger traffic. [...]
Chisinau Airport to get a second runway
It is the only way to renovate the existing landing strip without closing down of airport of Moldova’s capital. [...]
SCAT Airlines to develop a hub in Astana
The private Kazakh carrier launches new routes from the country's capital to destinations in Russia and Armenia. [...]
CAPA Centre for Aviation Highlights Record Achievements and Strategic Transformation of Aeroflot Group
Leading global aviation analysis agency Centre for Aviation (CAPA) has published a report on Aeroflot Group. As the report points out, the Group has achieved outstanding results, exemplified by its performance in 2016, thanks to its strategic transformation. [...]
Aeroflot Group keeps 32 of ex-Transaero’s international routes
Russian authorities reserved these routes for Aeroflot and its subsidiary Rossiya for one more year. [...]
INSIGHT: New fortunes, same old pitfalls for Russian airlines
A surprising recovery in Russian air transport revenue growth could also be the beginning of a new soap bubble. [...]
Kazakh Air Astana strikes a code-sharing deal with Lufthansa
It cover flights between Frankfurt and Kazakhstan’s cities of Almaty and Astana. [...]
Alrosa chooses Boeing 737 over Superjet 100
Yakutia-based regional carrier is to receive two aircraft of the type in 2017-2018. [...]
Air Astana replaces both engines on its first A320neo
Despite the difficulties, Kazakhstan flag carrier is not going to discard PW-powered Airbuses. [...]
Russia’s MC-21 maiden flight is set for April
The first prototype of Russia’s new narrow body airliner was rolled-out in summer 2016. [...]
Russian Helicopters announces specs of new light single
It will compete with foreign models, including the Robinson R66, Airbus Helicopters H120, and the new Bell-505. [...]
Russia’s CIAM to test Silvercrеst
Moscow's Central Institute for Aviation Motors will modify its test-bench equipment to accommodate the Silvercrest business-jet engine. [...]
Vnukovo traffic growth continues to outpace Moscow competition
International passenger traffic at Vnukovo Airport doubled in February. [...]
Aeroflot named among world’s most efficiently managed airlines with best return on capital of any global carrier
Aeroflot is among airlines to earn their cost of capital over a 10-year period, with Russia’s flag carrier ranking first among global players (i.e., excluding regional and low-cost carriers) for return on invested capital (ROIC). [...]
Lufthansa Technik to perform maintenance on Air Astana’s V2500 engines
The Kazakh carrier will send its first powerplant to Germany for scheduled maintenance in April. [...]
2016 worst for CIS-wide flight safety in 25 years
The poor 2016 figures were largely down to a spike in commercial aviation accidents. [...]
Russian-affiliated carrier to launch under name of defunct Cyprus Airways
The new operator has just received its air operator's certificate and awaits a commercial license shortly. [...]
Ryanair to launch flights from Ukraine
The Irish carrier will find itself pitted against Hungarian LCC Wizz Air on the Ukrainian market. [...]
Heat exchangers to be serviced in Russia
Israeli TAT Technologies joins forces with Engineering holding to set up a Russian joint venture. [...]
The programme of the 9th international conference “Aviation finance and lease in Russia and CIS” is published
More than 200 representatives from airlines, airports and leading Russian and foreign lessors, banks, aircraft manufacturers, etc. will participate in the conference [...]
Turkey urges open skies deal with Russia
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed lifting all restrictions on flights operated between the two countries. [...]
airBaltic to resume domestic flights in Latvia
The Latvian flag carrier will be flying between Riga and Liepaja on the Baltic Sea coast. [...]
Turkmenistan Airlines goes public
Turkmenistan's National Aviation Service has just become the major shareholder of the country's flag carrier. [...]
Ukrainian carriers increase traffic by 52%
Ukrainian airports served 37.4% more passengers year-on-year in January and February. [...]
Novaport submits bid to operate Belgrade Airport
The Serbian government is offering a 25-year concession deal for Nikola Tesla Airport. [...]
Izhavia receives its ninth Yak-42 jetliner
The Izhevsk-based carrier put its new Yak-42D into operation on March 7. [...]
Ural Airlines posts 840% revenue growth
The Russian carrier's 2016 net profit amounted to 2.692 billion rubles ($45.63 million) [...]
Russian air traffic grows nearly 17% in February
The positive trend was mainly down to higher international traffic figures. [...]
Russian airlines will need 2,000 new aircraft by 2035
The government hopes to meet with demand with locally made models. [...]
Latvian SmartLynx leases aircraft for EasyJet
t will provide three A320s for the UK carrier from March to October. [...]
Strong December improved Kyrgyz airports operations
The country’s airports passenger traffic showed slow, but persistent growth in 2016. [...]