LCC Wizz Air prepares to launch flights from Budapest to Minsk
New direct service is planned for spring 2020 [...]
July 2019
Japan Airlines to serve Vladivostok in Russia
Daily Tokyo to Vladivostok flights will start from the 2020 summer schedule [...]
Why is digital transformation necessary?
Russia’s air transport industry is beginning to realise that data could be the most important new asset [...]
Kazakhstan’s passenger traffic declined by three per cent in the first half of 2019
The numbers decreased despite the emergence of FlyArystan, the country's first LCC [...]
Smartavia completes its 2019 fleet renewal with addition of another B737-800
Seven Boeing 737NGs replenish the carrier’s fleet this year [...]
Aeroflot improves its position among top 20 global airlines
Russia’s biggest airline holding ranked 18th globally in 2018 [...]
FlyArystan handed a baggage advantage in Kazakhstan
The authorities have obliged its airlines to carry baggage for free again, whilst making an exception for the country’s only LCC [...]
Russia’s airlines retain high passenger growth figures
Passenger numbers increased by 12% in 1H19, the financial situation of the carriers remains a concern [...]
Unfinished apron holds up the launch of Domodedovo’s new terminal
Delays to the state-sponsored reconstruction of Russia’s second largest airport are depreciating private investments [...]
Kazakhstan start-up launches Ilyushin IL-18 cargo operations
IrMa Air Service is using a 45-year-old vintage, four-engined turboprop on flights to Iran [...]
S7 and Air Astana signed a codeshare deal
But key routes between allied nations are not yet included in the agreement [...]
airBaltic successfully places a €200 million bonds issue
Cash injection will allow the Latvian flag carrier to continue with its fleet modernisation [...]
Sevenfold slump for Sukhoi Civil aircraft sales so far this year
Only three Russian-built SSJ100s have been delivered since the start of 2019 [...]
LCC FlyOne launches flights from Chișinău to London’s Southend airport
Moldova’s only low-cost carrier’s network grew to 11 destinations [...]
Lithuania’s KlasJet expands its fleet to six aircraft
Private and business charter specialist is diversifying into economy-class charters [...]
LCC Pobeda launches new inclusive package programme
Russian budget airline now has its own online tour operator [...]
The Civil Aviation Academy of Kazakhstan opts for an Alsim ALX flight simulator
The school provides training for the country’s civil air transport as well as for central Asian countries [...]
Aeroflot looks at acquiring airliners with 400-plus seats
Russia’s prime carrier’s consultant will help to determine the type of widebody required [...]
INSIGHT: The Russian MRO industry is suffering from a shortage of what is required to successfully maintain western aircraft
An interview with Igor Poddubny, the head of Ural Airlines Technics [...]
Wizz Air to base a third aircraft and add new routes from Moldova’s capital
The budget airline is expanding its Moldovan operations, with one million seats on offer next year [...]
Tajikistan’s Somon Air opens new aviation training centre
It offers initial training, re-training and on-going training of crew [...]
Russian security services demand the power to cancel international flights
Government is proposing new regulations to mitigate security threats [...]
Traffic between Russia and Finland grows by 15.9 per cent
Passenger numbers have been on a steady rise for the last five years [...]
Qazaq Air is accepted as a member of IATA
The state-owned regional carrier becomes Kazakhstan’s third IATA representative [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp carries 668,500 passengers in six months
The start-up hybrid carrier’s share of scheduled traffic continues to rise [...]
Survey: one third of Russian respondents prefer western-built aircraft
The poll focused on customer preference changes in the aftermath of the SSJ100 crash [...]
Russia’s iFly Airlines brings a 10th Airbus to its fleet
The leisure carrier now operates eight A330s [...]
Two new A320neos bring Air Astana’s new engine option fleet to six
The aircraft will be operated on flights inside Kazakhstan, as well as to China, India, Russia and Ukraine [...]
Spektr-Avia Technic enters Russia’s MRO market with Bermudan approval
The Ulyanovsk-based company will support its parent’s aircraft painting business [...]
Aeroflot to acquire six Airbus A320neo aircraft
Russia’s flagship airline has issued an RFP for another batch of neos [...]
LCC Wizz Air UK to launch London – Russia services
UK subsidiary of Hungarian budget airline will fly daily services to Moscow and St Petersburg [...]
Russian LCC Pobeda to drive up direct bookings via its website to 82%
The airline has scrapped the two per cent fee for on-line transactions [...]
Technical issues keep half of Yamal’s Superjet fleet grounded
Russian airline is to expand fleet with A320 family, working on development strategy assisted by Ernst&Young [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic grew by 9.5 per cent in June
Aeroflot grew at a slow rate of 3.3%, while its subsidiary LCC Pobeda produced a 43.2% improvement [...]
Air France abandons its Kyiv winter season services
The route between Paris and Kyiv will be available only in the summer season [...]
Ural Airlines remains committed to delayed deliveries of its first B737 MAX
Airbus A320neo deliveries to the Russian carrier are also delayed [...]
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air taps into Russia’s regional markets
The Hungarian budget airline is launching flights to Kazan [...]
Russia suspends air links with Georgia after social unrest in Tbilisi
Airlines from neighbouring countries are likely to benefit from the situation [...]
French jet given healthy thumbs up over Russian SSJ100 counterpart
Is it acceptable for government departments to forsake Russian jets for foreign rivals? [...]
Air Malta inaugurates services to Georgian capital Tbilisi
It is the first time that the Maltese airline has operated scheduled services to Georgia [...]
Ukraine International’s passenger traffic grows by eight per cent
UIA carried nearly four million passengers in the first half of this year [...]
Research institute: additional tests and upgrades a possibility in the aftermath of the SSJ100 crash
SibNIIA has not ruled out the possibility of further testing and subsequent modifications on the Russian regional jet [...]
Russia’s Irkut orders 40 PW1400G engines for MС-21
The engines are to be supplied between 2021 and 2023 [...]
Aeroflot to lease three Airbus A321neo aircraft
Russian flag-carrier has issued a tender to select a supplier for three Airbus A321s [...]
Qazaq Air switches its base airport
Kazakhstan’s regional airline increased its passenger traffic by 16 per cent in 1H2019 [...]
Aeroflot says to remain committed to the acquisition of Russian-made aircraft
The airline confirms it is ready to sign the contract for up to 100 Superjet 100s [...]
Uzbekistan Airways’ Boeing 787-8 fleet grows to five
Two A320neos and two B787s were received so far this year by Uzbeki flag carrier [...]
Russia’s airlines enjoy collective 12.3 per cent traffic growth
The country's carriers served a combined total of 44.9 million passengers in the first five months of this year [...]
The republic of Yakutia needs 23 new regional turboprops
The regional administration is considering Ilyushin IL-114-300s as replacements for its aging fleet of An-24s [...]
INSIGHT: The end of the Tupolev 204 passenger aircraft era in Russia
Russia will have no home-built 200-plus-seater airliners for several years at least [...]