GTLK to receive extra budget funds to purchase Il-96-400M airliners
The future airliner is a passenger version of the Il-96-400T freighter [...]
December 2017
New passenger terminal operational at Krasnoyarsk airport
Only domestic operations are currently being served; international flights will be added eventually [...]
UTair projects 12% traffic growth in 2018
The carrier aims to transport 8.2 million passengers next year, up 12% on 2017 [...]
Lithuania’s FL Technics lands maintenance contracts with Lufthansa Group
The provider will work on Airbus A320s operated by Germanwings and Swiss [...]
Russian bizav operator Meridian presumably eyeing pre-owned A320s
The carrier is looking to hire captains for the type [...]
Aeroflot Group Passenger Traffic Up 15.9% In 11M 2017
Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) today announces operating results for Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for November and eleven months of 2017 [...]
Russian government revises SSJ100 sales target down
More than half of the 2018 deliveries will be to Russian carriers, including Yamal Airlines and Azimuth Airlines [...]
Russia’s Aviation Service Center to get cabin interior approval
The company offers MRO services on both Russian- and Western-built airliners [...]
Belarusian bizav operator BySky receives two PC-12NG turboprops
The carrier might take on more of the type in the future [...]
Russo-Chinese CR929 program passes critical design review
The suppliers are to be selected by mid-2019 [...]
Pulkovo looking to attract more transit passengers with self-connect solution
Transit passengers currently account for just 3% of the St. Petersburg airport's total traffic [...]
Aeroflot enhances fleet with a new Boeing 737-800
Aeroflot has taken delivery of a brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. [...]
Aeroflot holds final public council meeting of 2017
Today Aeroflot’s Public Council held its final meeting of 2017 [...]
Sheremetyevo to start construction of second cargo terminal in 2018
The cargo complex will process additionally up to 380,000 tons of cargo per year [...]
Winglet-equipped Superjet 100 makes first flight
The sabre-like wingtips are expected to save the operators up to $90,000 per aircraft annually [...]
Aeroflot Announces Results of Board of Directors’ Meeting
PJSC Aeroflot (MOEX: AFLT) announces the results adopted at the final Board of Directors’ Meeting of 2017 held on 21 December in the form of absentee voting. [...]
Russian government to cancels VAT on flights to Far East
The legal framework should be introduced by March 1, 2018 [...]
S7 Airlines might purchase up to 30 PW1100G-JM-powered A320/321neos
The carrier has signed a maintenance contract with Pratt & Whitney [...]
Silk Way Technics first in CIS to C-check Boeing 787-8
One of the provider’s customers is Azeri national carrier AZAL [...]
Russia completes initial flight tests on TV7-117ST turboprop engine
The new powerplant is intended for the Il-114-300 regional airliner [...]
AEROFLOT BECOMES FIRST RUSSIAN AIRLINE TO TRACK BAGS ALONG THEIR ENTIRE JOURNEY
Aeroflot has become the first airline in Russia to provide real-time location information for all the baggage it handles, choosing SITA, the global IT provider, to deliver an end-to-end baggage tracking solution using its BagJourney system. [...]
SKOL Airlines gets three new medevac helicopters
The aircraft are intended for providing medevac services in Siberia [...]
Superjet 100 to get Russian-made fire protection system
This system for the Russian regional jet will be designed by Technodinamika Holding [...]
Scheduled air services between Russia, Egypt partially restored
Cairo is so far the only Egyptian destination to be made available shortly to Russian travelers using direct flights from their home country [...]
Yamal Airlines finds APU maintenance solution for expanding fleet
The carrier will bring its SSJ100 fleet up to 16 units early next year [...]
Ukrainian start-up carrier SkyUp to launch operations in April 2018
The airline plans to start with charter operations and eventually add scheduled domestic and international services [...]
Aeroflot Deputy CEO wins Best Corporate Lawyer of 2017 award
Aeroflot’s Deputy CEO for Legal and Property Matters Vladimir Alexandrov has won the Reformer of the Year nomination at the prestigious Best Corporate Lawyer of 2017 awards, presented by the Russian Corporate Counsel Association (RCCA) for active involvement in pro-business regulatory reforms. [...]
Qazaq Air to add two Bombardier Q400NGs to fleet
Both aircraft are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2019 [...]
Air Astana opens in-house maintenance center
The facility will perform all types of MRO operations, including heavy maintenance [...]
Russia ready to resume direct air services to Egypt
The current ban would be initially lifted on flights between Moscow and Cairo [...]
INTERVIEW: The importance of being Ernest
In exclusive interview with Russian Aviation Insider, the Business Development Director Chadi El Tannir tells how the Italian LCC start-up plans to work in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. [...]
Estonia’s Airest to operate first CRJ200SF converted freighter in Europe
The carrier might order up to four such aircraft eventually [...]
Belavia completes first C-check on Bombardier CRJ100
The airline's in-house maintenance service thoroughly inspected the aircraft [...]
Antonov Airlines reports operational performance improvement
In January-November 2017, the carrier transported 26% more cargo than in all of 2016 [...]
Ukrainian airlines carry almost 10 million passengers so far in 2017
Cumulative traffic through the country's airports grew by 28.8% year-on-year in the first 11 months of the year [...]
Aeroflot Group passenger numbers up 16.3%
Since the start of the year, Aeroflot’s fleet has increased by 25 aircraft [...]
Aeroflot named world’s leading airline brand
Aeroflot has taken the prestigious World’s Leading Airline Brand 2017 prize at the World Travel Awards, the first time the nomination has been awarded. [...]
More designated carriers to fly between Moscow, Antalya
The weekly frequency will thus reach seven flights [...]
Russia’s IrAero gearing up for Boeing 777 operations
The Irkutsk-based carrier currently operates exclusively regional aircraft [...]
Russian lessor GTLK adds 36 aircraft to portfolio
Of these, 31 are medevac helicopters destined for remote Russian regions [...]
Flight testing of upgraded Mi-171E begins
The aircraft's engines and main rotor system have been upgraded [...]
Aeroflot announces results of Board of Directors meeting
PJSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces the results of the Board of Directors meeting held on 6 December 2017. The meeting was chaired by Mikhail Poluboyarinov. [...]
Aeroflot puts three new aircraft into operation
The carrier just added two A320s and one Boeing 737-800 to its fleet [...]
Jet Aviation Moscow Vnukovo wins Russian FATA endorsement
The facility can now service Bombardier Challenger, Global, and Gulfstream business jets [...]
Nordavia to take on Boeing 737NGs
The carrier has abandoned earlier plans to add Airbus aircraft to its fleet [...]
Aeroflot enhances fleet with two new Boeing 737-800s
Aeroflot has taken delivery of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft. [...]
New terminal opens at Russia’s Perm aiport
The facility currently handles domestic flights only [...]
New regulations to kick in for Russian charter flights
The changes are aimed at protecting travelers [...]
A-Technics cleared for Boeing 747/777 base maintenance
The Aeroflot Group company is based at Vnukovo [...]
Four Mi-8 helicopters delivered to Russian provinces
One of the new aircraft ended up in Amur Region [...]