Azimuth Airlines to get new stakeholder
A regional entity is lending a hand [...]
2017
Yamal Airlines gets ex-Aeroflot A321
The 12.9-year-old airliner has already been painted in the new customer's livery [...]
German specialist to provide MRO services on SSJ100
The provider has obtained relevant approvals from EASA and the national authorities; Russian certification is pending [...]
Government prepared to reduce share in Russia’s revamped UAC
The reorganized entity will be known as Irkut Corporation [...]
Russian lessor to sell A380s intended for defunct Transaero
The company is unlikely to find a customer in Russia [...]
Russia, Italy rescue future SSJ100 exports
Nine Superjets have been exported since the IAС was divested of its authority [...]
Silk Way Business Aviation gets another G450
The Azerbaijani bizav operator airline now has two of the type [...]
Red Wings returns Tu-214 to lessor
The Tupolev used to fly for now-defunct Transaero Airlines [...]
Russian institute working on high-speed regional turborop design
The new airliner will seat up to 19 passengers [...]
GTLK receives two Mi-8MTV-1 medevac helicopters
The aircraft will be passed on to Chukotavia and Altay Avia [...]
Round-the-clock maintenance support available for medevac Ansat helicopters
The TeMPo service is expected to be servicing 80% of Russian Helicopters products by 2020 [...]
Azimuth Airlines gets its fourth SSJ100
The newly delivered Superjet is a long-range version [...]
Ukraine’s YanAir to renew Boeing 737 fleet
Two of the carrier's narrowbody jets will be replaced [...]
Lithuania’s Small Planet obtains Cambodian AOC
The charter carrier will operate in Asia during low-demand European winter seasons [...]
Aeroflot Enhances Fleet With Two Airbus A320 Aircraft
Aeroflot has taken delivery of two new Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with aerodynamic wing-tips known as Sharklets. [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of two new A320s
The carrier is receiving its A320s through a Lithuanian lessor [...]
Pobeda traffic forecast to grow 5% in 2017
The LCC expects to have served over 4.5 million passengers this year [...]
MAKS air show to retain historical location
Plans to relocate Russia's major aviation event from Zhukovsky were voiced at some point this summer [...]
Aeroflot wins two key nominations at World Travel Awards
Aeroflot has won two key categories at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2017: Europe’s Leading Airline Brand and Europe’s Leading Airline – Business Class. [...]
VIM Airlines to discontinue scheduled services
The carrier owes over $120 million to banks [...]
Russo-Chinese widebody airliner given official name
The UAC and COMAC say the designation will help them better integrate the future aircraft into their product ranges [...]
New Superjet 100 landing gear doors tested successfully
The improved design improves the airliner’s aerodynamics [...]
Qazaq Air reports 50% passenger traffic growth
The increase in passenger numbers was partially down to the Expo 2017 exhibition held in the capital of Kazakhstan [...]
Russian manufacturer to restore Il-96 to airworthiness for Cuban carrier
VASO has previously conducted maintenance work on another of Cubana’s Ilyushin airliner [...]
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 28 September 2017. [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of Airbus A321, Boeing 737
This A321, registered as VP-BKR, became the carrier's final airliner delivered under the contract with AviaAM Financial Leasing China [...]
Russian airlines may lose up to $250 in 2017 – industry association
The association says the industry is going strong despite the losses [...]
Dexter cancels scheduled flights
The Russian carrier will now focus on charter and medevac services [...]
VIM Airlines to cull charter flights as anti-crisis measure
The Transport Ministry promised to arrange for all of the carrier's charter passengers to be brought home [...]
Ukrainian airlines report slowdown in passenger traffic growth
International traffic has been growing more actively since the beginning of the year [...]
VIM Airlines comes under government scrutiny over schedule disruptions
The carrier first ran into flight delays this spring [...]
UIA to choose between Shanghai, Guangzhou as new destination
The Ukrainian carrier is planning to introduce Boeing 777s in 2018 [...]
Aeroflot says its fleet now exceeds 200 airframes
FATA begs to differ [...]
Aeroflot Enhances Fleet with Two Medium-Range Aircraft
Aeroflot has taken delivery of Airbus A321 and Boeing B737-800 in another leg of continuous fleet enhancement. [...]
APEX Official Airline Ratings names Aeroflot a Five Star Global Airline
Aeroflot – Russian Airlines has been recognised as a 2018 Five Star Global Airline in APEX’s Official Airline Ratings™. [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic grows 16.7% year-on-year in August
Most of Russian passengers have reportedly opted for scheduled flights since the beginning of 2017 [...]
Ural Airlines in talks over A321neo lease
The carrier is also mulling new-generation Boeing 737s [...]
Uzbekistan Airways selects GEnx powerplants for its Boeing 787 fleet
The carrier's first two Dreamliners are already powered by the GE engines [...]
EAEU common airspace postponed until 2025
Experts believe the regime will particularly benefit Russian carriers [...]
Aeroflot Group Passenger Traffic Up 17.1% In January-August 2017
Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) today announces operating results for Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for August and the first eight months of 2017. [...]
Traffic growth through Moscow airports slows in August
Sheremetyevo, Russia’s largest airport, saw its traffic grow 19.6% [...]
NordStar extends engine maintenance agreement with AJW
The British provider maintained the carrier's CFM56-7B engines in the past [...]
Russia, China to jointly develop engine for widebody airliner
The powerplant will be a joint development of the two countries [...]
Aeroflot Enhances Fleet With Airbus A320 Aircraft
Aeroflot has taken delivery of new Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with aerodynamic wing-tips known as Sharklets. [...]
Aeroflot sells 4.8% of shares to undisclosed party
The carrier's publicly traded stock thus grew to reach 45.8% [...]
NordStar Airlines successfully passes IOSA audit
Russian carrier is now eligible to join IATA but has not yet voiced its intention to do so [...]
Aeroflot A320 fleet reaches 70 units
The latest delivery was arranged via a Sino-Lithuanian lessor [...]
Kazan Helicopters reveals Ansat modernization plans
One of the planned upgrades should extend the rotorcraft’s operating temperature envelope [...]
UVT Aero cleared to perform international flights
The carrier's first service could be to the exclave city of Kaliningrad [...]
Second phase of runway works completed at Norilsk airport
The runway will undergo further refurbishment in 2018 [...]