April 2017
The new carrier intends to operate Embraer ERJ145s and possibly Boeing 737-800s [...]
S7 Airlines traffic growth slows to 15%
Subsidiary Globus Airlines contributed heavily to S7 Group's cumulative passenger figures for March [...]
Aeroflot reports 12% passenger traffic growth for March
The carrier's international passenger numbers continued to grow faster than its domestic traffic [...]
Sukhoi Business Jet delivered to Comlux KZ
The aircraft was originally built in the SSJ100LR passenger version [...]
Airbus A321 delivered to Nordwind Airlines
The airliner has not yet been painted in the carrier's colors [...]
UIA set to rival Ryanair on Ukrainian market
Eindhoven is among the destinations for which Ryanair may find itself pitted against UIA [...]
Aeroflot and Russian Basketball Federation Extend Agreement
Aeroflot and the Russian Basketball Federation have extended the agreement on transportation of national basketball teams until the end of 2017. [...]
Аeroflot celebrates 5th anniversary of flights to Stuttgart
Today, Aeroflot marks the first five years from the date of launch of regular flights to Stuttgart, Germany’s sixth largest metropolis. [...]
Finnair adds frequency from Pulkovo counting on transit traffic
Flights between Helsinki and St. Petersburg are operated by the Finnish carrier's subsidiary Norra with ATR 72s [...]
Aeroflot Group Passenger Traffic Up 14.5% In March 2017
Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) today announces operating results for Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for March and the first three months of 2017. [...]
S7 receives its first Embraer E170
The aircraft is S7's first painted into the carrier's new livery [...]
UTair traffic grew 15% in March
The carrier's international passenger figures grew faster than domestic traffic [...]
FATA revises Russian air traffic figures for March
Rossiya Airlies came second by passenger traffic numbers among Russian carriers in Q1 2017 [...]
SuperJet International now 90% Russian-owned
Sukhoi says this Russo-Italian JV will will remain based in Italy. [...]
Kazakhstan bans foreign ownership of country’s airlines
The move is aimed at protecting the country's flag carrier Air Astana [...]
Moscow airports report increased traffic growth in March
Sheremetyevo remains Russia's busiest airport [...]
Ten debutants for this year’s MAKS air show
What to look forward to at Russia's premier aerospace exhibition [...]
Orenburzhye to get subsidies from regional budget
The carrier's fleet includes 10 L-410 turboprops [...]
First Airbus A321 readied for delivery to Red Wings
The aircraft has already been painted in the carrier's livery [...]
One more Boeing 737-800 delivered to Aeroflot
Russia's flagship carrier has taken delivery of four new aircraft within less than a month [...]
Aeroflot Announces Results of Board of Directors Meeting
PJSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: MOEX) announces the results of a meeting of its Board of Directors held on 20 April 2017. [...]
Saratov Airlines completes An-148 fleet expansion
The last of the carrier's jetliners on order landed at Saratov airport on April 18 [...]
Pakistan receives its first Russian-built civilian Mi-171 helicopter
Several Mi-171Es are operated by the Pakistani Armed Forces [...]
VIM Airlines takes delivery of eighth Boeing 777
The first 777 entered service with the airline last year [...]
Omsk airport to provide Superjet line maintenance to IrAero
Up to now the airline has performed maintenance operations on its SSJ100 fleet independently [...]
Russian government has SSJ100 plans for Red Wings
The carrier is viewed as a possible base for promoting the type to Russia's regions [...]
INSIGHT: S7 returns to Siberia
Russia's second largest carrier S7 Airlines is to relaunch its Siberian hub at Novosibirsk [...]
New terminal launched at Odesa airport
The facility will serve 3 million passengers annually [...]
S7 Airlines to lease E170LRs with extra seats
All of the carrier's Embraers will seat more passengers in coach [...]
Aeroflot named strongest brand in Russia
Aeroflot has been named the strongest brand in Russia by Brand Finance, the world's leading independent branded business valuation and strategy consultancy, which earlier this year named Aeroflot the world’s strongest airline brand. [...]
Yamal Airlines posts sevenfold profit growth for 2016
The record figure was partially due to government subsidies [...]
Silk Way Airlines orders 10 Boeing 737 MAX narrowbodies
The airline is planning to offer the passenger airliners for operating and financial lease [...]
Airports of Georgia see 43.6% Q1 traffic surge
A new airport opened near the Georgian town of Ambrolauri in the first quarter of 2017 [...]
Uzbekistan Airways receives a Boeing 767 full-flight simulator
The new piece of equipment will complement the carrier's 767 cockpit procedures trainer [...]
Armenian carrier Taron-Avia to launch flights to Russia
A Boeing 737 in the carrier's livery has arrived at Armenia's Shirak airport [...]
Ural Airlines traffic grows 22% in March
The carrier is experiencing a load factor increase as passenger figures climb [...]
Aeroflot recognised by SAP for pioneering internal audit management in Russia
Aeroflot has received a special SAP Expanding Horizons award for pioneering SAP’s internal audit management system in Russia. [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of its 24th Boeing 737-800
Another of the airline's factory-new Boeing narrowbodies has arrived at Sheremetyevo [...]
S7 Airlines net profit tripled in 2016
The Russian airline's main focus is on regional operations, but it also has Boeing 767 widebodies in its fleet [...]
Pobeda Airlines to lease eight more Boeing 737-800s
Russia's only LCC expects to expand its fleet to 30 aircraft by 2019 [...]
Uzbekistan Airways resumes flights to Tajikistan
The first direct flight in 25 years carried 29 passengers to Dushanbe [...]
Russian air passenger traffic up 17.7% in March
The country's airlines served 6.86 million passengers that month [...]
Kyrgyzstan’s Osh airport completes terminal expansion
The passenger terminal has seen its throughput capacity increased from 450 to 600 passengers per hour [...]
Ural Airlines receives its 40th aircraft
Ural Airlines intends to expand its fleet to 50 aircraft by 2020 [...]
Aeroflot Named China’s Favourite International Airline
Aeroflot has been recognised as the Favourite International Airline in China at the Flyer Award Ceremony 2017, held on 11 April in Shanghai. [...]
INSIGHT: Will Russia’s upgraded aircraft fleet lead to price wars?
Russian airlines started to expand their fleets as the passenger demand grows. [...]
HS-Nauka to expand production capacities
The US-Russian joint venture will have doubled the floorspace of its Kimry heat exchanger production facility by October [...]
Budget support for Russian aircraft makers cut again
The government has reduced the total budget of the 2013-2025 aviation program by 11.4% [...]
Aeroflot Named Best Major Airline in Europe by TripAdvisor Travellers
Aeroflot, Russia’s flag carrier and largest airline, has been named the No.1 major airline in Europe by users of TripAdvisor, the travel planning and booking site. Aeroflot has also been recognised by TripAdvisor users as Best Business Class [of any airline globally]. [...]
Turkmenistan Airlines opens flight simulator center
The training facility at Ashgabat airport is to transform eventually into a civil aviation academy [...]