February 2018
A total of 3.7 million were carried, up 7.7% year-on-year [...]
Aurora Airlines to set up maintenance base on Sakhalin
The carrrier’s fleet includes DHC-6 Twin Otters (pictured), Airbus A319s, and Bombardier Q-Series turboprops [...]
Silk Way Technics to service AZAL’s Boeing 737 MAX airliners
The first two airplanes are scheduled for delivery to Azerbaijan’s national carrier in late 2018 [...]
Aeroflot Group passenger traffic up 7.7% in January 2018
Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) today announces operating results for Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for January 2018. [...]
Finnair adds more flights to Russia
Finnair reported a 29.3% traffic surge on Russian routes in 2017 [...]
MRO Russia & CIS: The 13th step forward
The largest MRO event in the region kicks off on March 1 [...]
Russia’s UTair signs new components repair contract
The agreement covers reliability engineering to help improve on-wing component performance [...]
Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Technics to service more Aeroflot 737NGs
The MRO provider also set to launch new line maintenance facilities at Vladivostok and Liege [...]
Georgia’s Myway Airlines to kick off with flights to Russia
The carrier is launching this spring [...]
Armenia’s Taron-Avia suspends scheduled flights
The carrier cites the seasonal drop in passenger numbers [...]
Russia’s S7 Group reports 8.3% total growth in passenger traffic
Domestic traffic grew even faster [...]
Russia’s Ural Airlines maintains high traffic growth in January
The country’s fourth largest carrier raised dispatch reliability to 92.7% [...]
Ukraine’s UIA reports 16.4% hike in passenger numbers for 2017
The country’s national airline carried nearly 7 million passengers last year [...]
Ukraine International Airlines expands fleet
The Ukrainian national carrier expects to more than double the number of long-haul airliners by September [...]
Moscow airports grew at different pace in January 2018
Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo demonstrated positive dynamics, whereas Domodedovo’s traffic slowed down [...]
Electronic entry visas may be introduced in Russian Far-Eastern airports
The bill has yet to be approved by the government [...]
Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo embarks on boosting regional transport infrastructure
The regional hub is getting a railroad connection with the closest rail hub [...]
Aeroflot among global airlines honored at Cellars in the Sky fine wines awards
Aeroflot has received a prestigious prize at the Cellars in the Sky Awards that recognise the best business and first class wines served by airlines worldwide. [...]
Launch of air services between Moscow, Cairo postponed until April
EgyptAir says it is waiting for a higher seat load factor [...]
Georgia’s ATC ambitious to supply composites to Airbus, Boeing
Neither airframer has as yet addressed the MRO provider [...]
Russia to create international accident investigation agency
The new organization, alternative to the existing Interstate Aviation Committee, may be established at the coming session of the Eurasian Economic Union in April 2018 [...]
Uzbekistan Airways passenger numbers recover in 2017
For the first time in several years, the carrier has seen an improvement in its traffic [...]
Construction of MC-21 customization center to begin in Russia this year
The facility will create about 100 jobs [...]
First Russian flight serves Egypt following protracted embargo
The bizav operator Sirius Aero was the first to fly to Cairo following the lifting of the ban on air services [...]
Russia to produce all-composite version of legacy An-2 biplane
The TVS-2DTS will be manufactured by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant for a dedicated Yakutian airline [...]
Pobeda anticipates Russian growth from Cologne Bonn
The LCC’s new link will result in the German airport offering close to 300 flights to Russia this summer [...]
Belarus’ Belavia carries record 3 million passengers
The carrier continues to benefit from the cessation of direct air services between Russia and Ukraine [...]
Tajik Air reports 8.7% boost in passenger numbers for 2017
The airline transported close to 356,000 passengers last year [...]
Passenger numbers soar 22% at Russia’s Basel Aero-managed southern airports
Over 10 million passengers were welcomed by the company's four hubs last year [...]
Tajikistan’s Somon Air mulling unspecified quantity of Embraer airliners
The airline is also set to receive a Boeing 787-8 this year [...]
Aeroflot Open 2018 begins in Moscow on 19 February
The Aeroflot Open 2018 international chess festival will be held from 19 February to 1 March at the Cosmos Hotel. [...]
Saransk airport handles first scheduled flight following renovation
The domestic terminal has been put into service; the international one is to be inaugurated this May [...]
Belavia to add Boeing 737s, Embraers to fleet
The Belarusian carrier expects to take delivery of four 737 MAX 8s and five E175/195s in 2019-20 [...]
Ukrainian airlines report traffic growth slowdown
The country’s air carriers transported only 6.5% more passengers year-on-year in January 2018 [...]
Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo reports 23% traffic surge in January
The number of transfer passengers swelled by 35% [...]
Sheremetyevo surpasses three-million-passengers mark in January
Russia’s largest airport enjoys a bright start to the year with a robust 12.6% traffic increase [...]
Aeroflot raises salaries for captains to up to RUB 650k per month
Aeroflot has substantially increased salaries for captains of its aircraft since the beginning of 2018. [...]
Pitot tube icing suspect in Saratov Airlines An-148 crash
Data collected from the crashed flight's FDR indicate pressure sensor heating was never switched on [...]
Azerbaijan Airlines wants Boeing to continue production of 747-8F freighter
The country will need around 20 such aircraft in the next 10 years [...]
Aeroflot improves regulations on carrying musical instruments as hand luggage
Following requests from a number of Russia’s leading musical ensembles, Aeroflot has increased the size of musical instruments that can be carried as hand luggage from 115 to 135 cm (total combined dimensions), which will allow the majority of musical instruments to be transported inside the cabin. [...]
Russia’s airlines see traffic growth slow down in January
Domestic airlines carried a 7.5 million passengers, up 13.5% year-on-year [...]
First commercial operator receives Russian-built L-410 turboprops
Siberian Light Aviation has taken delivery of two Czech-designed regional aircraft [...]
Aeroflot to strictly enforce hand baggage regulations
The aim is to improve passenger experience and bring additional safety to the cabin [...]
Russia’s UTair announces new strategy, fleet expansion plans
The country’s fifth largest carrier by passenger traffic expects to receive $1 billion in passenger revenues this year [...]
Rossiya Airlines to receive five Boeing 777s in 2018
The newly arriving aircraft will be carrying out long-haul flights to Russia's Far East. [...]
Pobeda LCC to triple number of regional flights this summer
Planned route network and fleet expansion measures should play a part [...]
Saratov Airlines Antonov An-148 crashes near Moscow
It carried 65 passengers and six crew members. [...]
St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo set personal traffic record in 2017
The airport served over 16 million passengers last year [...]
S7 Group invests in online facilitator for car rental, transfers
GetTransfer is a Russian start-up company with international presence [...]
Russia, Turkey to mutually recognize aircraft certificates
The measure was requested by a Turkish customer for Russian Kamov Ka-32 rotorcraft [...]